After reading "Mere Christianity," I thought I had experienced the best of CS Lewis' non-fiction work. I was wrong. The Weight of Glory is a relatively short book with several short pieces within. "The Weight of Glory" "Learning in War-Time" "Why I am Not a Pacifist" "Transposition" "Is Theology Poetry?" "The Inner Ring" "Membership" "On Forgiveness" "A Slip of the Tongue" In "The Weight of Glory," CS Lewis offers up one beautiful, thought-provoking truth after another. Here's a sample: "It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or other of these destinations. It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities, it is with the awe and the circumspection proper to them, that we should conduct all our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilization—these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit—immortal horrors or everlasting splendours." Get this book!Read full review
I have read C S Lewis for more than forty years.
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C.S. lewis is one of the most influential Christian authors I have read, and in this book he gives great insight into several topics which are a vital part of the Christian walk. To see more in-depth commentary about this book see: http://imagodeiacademy.blogspot.com/
Everyone should read this thought provoking, analytical soul searching messages of why we have and need a savior.
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I needed it for a class at college, and I really liked it. C.S. Lewis is a very challenging author. He opens my mind to things about Christianity and life that I have never thought of before. I highly recommend any of his works (i.e. Mere Christianity).
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