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Ralph Cosham
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C. S. Lewis
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This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on ethical issues and the nature of literature and storytelling. Within this audiobook is a treasure trove of Lewis' reflections on diverse topics.
This volume includes:
1. Learning in War-Time
2. Bulverism, or The Foundation of Twentieth-Century Thought
3. The Founding of the Oxford Socratic Club
4. My First School
5. Democratic Education
6. Blimpophobia
7. Private Bates
8. Meditation in a Toolshed
9. On the Transmission of Christianity
10. Modern Man and His Categories of Thought
11. Historicism
12. The Empty Universe
13. Interim Report
14. Is History Bunk?
15. Before We Can Communicate
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Nice to hear with British accent
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In one of his most enlightening works, C. S. Lewis shares his ruminations on both the form and the meaning of selected psalms. In the introduction he explains, "I write for the unlearned about things in which I am unlearned myself." Consequently, he takes on a tone of thoughtful collegiality as he writes on one of the Bible's most elusive books.
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A CS book unlike no other
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Great voice for a great book.
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H. E. Marshall’s classic children’s chronicle of Britain, Our Island Story, includes all the best-loved (and most infamous!) stories from history: King Alfred and the cakes, King John and the Magna Carta, Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar, Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada, and many others. This recording contains the complete and unabridged text, released previously in separate volumes. It is read with aplomb by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott.
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Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C. S. Lewis' classic An Experiment in Criticism springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He argues that "good reading", like moral action or religious experience, involves surrender to the work in hand and a process of entering fully into the opinions of others: "in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself."
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Original, complex, not middle of the road
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A Crucial Human Journey
- By O. on 04-07-24
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From the perspective of an unbeliever, Fear and Trembling explores the paradox of faith, the nature of Christianity, and the complexity of human emotion. Kierkegaard examines the biblical story of Abraham, who was instructed to sacrifice his son Isaac, and forces us to consider Abraham's state of mind. What drove Abraham, and what made him carry out such an absurd and extreme request from God? Kierkegaard argues that Abraham's agreement to sacrifice Isaac, and his suspension of reason, elevated him to the highest level of faith.
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Great book and Formidable Narration
- By MFC on 03-06-20
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Who Killed Homer?
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For over two millennia in the West, familiarity with the literature, philosophy, and values of the Classical World has been synonymous with education itself. The traditions of the Greeks explain why Western Culture’s unique tenets of democracy, capitalism, civil liberty, and constitutional government are now sweeping the globe. Yet the general public in America knows less about its cultural origins than ever before, as Classical education rapidly disappears from our high school and university curricula.
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Required reading
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- Laurel Kenner
- 10-21-22
Brilliant
I hadn’t read any CS Lewis except the children’s books, Screwtape letters, and scifi. These essays provide insight into his formidable scholarly work.
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- Clifford & Jen
- 09-07-23
Fun and Interesting
I particularly enjoyed this short collection of Lewis’ works as it had several works I had not read before. As the title indicates this collection primarily include writings on Education & History. I think they are primarily of interest to those who love near anything Lewis writes, such as myself, or those with a particular interest on those subjects he writes on which, to be honest, are all pretty niche.
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- William
- 05-26-24
Lewis' knack for making the complex clear
This book is a collection of 15 short essays by C. S. Lewis is part and all are also found in other books, but this one focuses completely on the two topics of education and history.
Interestingly, C. S. Lewis hated school as a child. He was placed in a boarding school, fairly typical for those in his social class at that time, which he compared to a concentration camp and a learning factory, locking children up, sending them through an assembly line, and expecting a collection of similar products coming out at the end. He was bullied and that became a familiar topic in his children’s books. Eventually his father decided to provide private tutoring for him and one particular tutor, William Kirkpatrick, made a particular impact on him, instilling in him the love for logic and for the classics that so greatly influenced his later writings and, though the tutor (as well as Lewis at that time) was an atheist, he probably laid the foundation for Lewis’ effectiveness as a Christian apologist later.
An interesting chapter related to this was “My First School,” which reminded me of my own difficulties in getting through school, not due to being bullied, but just having to fit into a system and on an artificial schedule which left me feeling bored and unable to concentrate in class. An earlier essay, “Learning in War-Time,” was also interesting in how he argues that the difficulties experienced as Britain was often under threat of being bombed were not truly the result of the war but were always there and just made more obvious by the war. It was an interesting read as I thought of the stresses on our own educational system during the Covid-19 crisis.
Lewis was also keenly interested in history and I enjoyed his chapter “ Is History Bunk?” Part of the attraction to this topic was remembering Henry Ford’s famous line, “History is more or less bunk,” though Ford’s statement is often taken out of context and doesn’t mean what it probably seems to mean by itself. But for Lewis, history was certainly important and this is a good essay for understanding his thoughts.
But, I highly recommend his essay, “Before We Can Communicate,” especially appropriate today. Lewis points to the importance of defining a shared vocabulary. If we don’t mean the same thing by the terms we use, we may be arguing around each other without ever understanding what the other person actually believes.
This is not something to read quickly at one setting since each chapter is a different essay so it is best to stop between each one to think and reflect. But it is not difficult reading. Lewis has a knack for writing in a clear and easily understood way. And it is easy to skip a chapter you aren’t interested in, though I didn’t find any that fit that bill.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-18-22
Very helpful for getting insight into our times
This is amother amazing book by Lewis. It is very insightful on a number of intellectual but commonly relevant topics. Very helpful for getting insight into our timesI I need to read it again to follow the arguments more clearly. It makes me wish I had taken up the academic life. Lewis makes thinking and study seem so enjoyable and leisurely. That these thoughts come from about 100 years ago reminds us that people have been facing the same problems we face now for a long time already, and things take much longer to develop and mature than we imagine, certainly more than our lifetimes. That reminds us also that what we do here and now, what we teach, during our lifetime has powerful effect on future ages.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-29-22
Lewis is timeless.
This is a Fantastic book with a great narrator. I can’t get enough of Lewis’ timeless wisdom.
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- H & S
- 11-09-22
Amazing!
Lewis has become, without a shadow of a doubt, my favorite author and his commentary on education and religion, especially in democratic society, is unparalleled
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- Thucydides
- 04-28-21
lovely collection about education and history
Every short essay had nuggets of wisdom. I'll listen another time or two. Great stuff.
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- Craig H.
- 03-29-22
Clear observations and good reasoning
A good overview of modern history with a practical and philosophical discussion of several concepts; including societal changes, trends and beliefs that were more recently evolved at the time of publication, but have since become common in our day. He specifically addresses logical fallacies which are so prevalent that we don't notice their existence. It has a strong message about why clear thinking and the pursuit of education are important regardless of the difficulties in life.
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