The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics

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	• The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics C. S. Lewis HarperOne, 2007 - 752 pages average customer review:based on 70 reviews view larger image
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Excellent Collection!

This book is an excellent collection of seven of the major theological writings of the Christian apologist C.S. Lewis. I have used this book several times for a class I teach on C.S. Lewis. Rather than having students purchase multiple books, I help them save money by requiring this text.

The dimensions of this book are indeed larger than standard book sizes. It is about the size of dictionary, an encyclopedia, or as other reviewers have mentioned, a coffee table book. It can indeed be cumbersome to tote it around and it may sometimes feel like you're reading an encyclopedia.

However, that withstanding, I still think this book is worthy of purchase. First and foremost, the collection itself is, as I mentioned before, excellent. It contains all the major theological writings of C.S. Lewis--including both fiction and non-fiction.

"A Grief Observed" is not as academic as the other non-fiction books included in this collection, and so it might seem a bit out-of-place. However, this piece of writing, which C.S. Lewis composed after the death of his wife, reveals Lewis' deep theological struggle with God and the problem of pain. It's a marked contrast from the book "The Problem of Pain" (also in this collection)in which he rationally defends the idea of an all-loving, all-knowing God despite the existence of pain and evil. In "A Grief Observed", we see where the rubber meets the road for Lewis. It's one thing to rationally defend a theological proposition; its altogether a different story when you have to work out that proposition in the context of an incredibly difficult and painful world.

I highly recommend this book to both avid fans of Lewis looking for a collector's-quality edition of Lewis' theological writings and beginners wanting a good intro to his major works.

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The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics

This collection of religious topics gives great insight into the Christian religion. I encourage every person who is wondering about christianity and it's teachings to read this book.

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Too Big

Whereas I LOVE C. S. Lewis, and you simply can't go wrong by getting anything written by him, I was a little dissapointed by the size of this book. I suppose it's really meant to be a coffee-table book, so it's not easy to handle, and is probably too tall for most book shelves. Check the dimensions before purchasing! But besides that, the content is GREAT, and I was delighted to find such a good price for seven books at once!

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The Problem with pain

Before I comment on this book, I would first like to share what led me to this book, and all the others that I have ordered.
I first read "Jack", which is the name C.S. Lewis chose to go by because he did not like his given name. Jack is a biography of C.S. Lewis, written by his step-son, Douglas Gresham. Mr. Gresham lived with Jack from the age of 9 until Jack's death 10 years later. They were very close and Jack shared a great deal with him.
After reading this book I had to find some of his writings and get to know this man better. I would reccommend that every Christian, and non-Christian alike, to read this man's writings. I am presently reading "The Problem with pain", along with "bits & pieces" of all the others I ordered. I feel so blessed to have been able to purchase two hardbacks, which are collections of his Classics. I discovered in the back of one of them a year of devotions. That was a nice surprise!
I thought my faith was strong before, but since I've started reading C.S. Lewis' books, my faith have taken on a whole new meaning..

I am sorry if I made this longer than you wanted and I fail to read the guidelines.

M. Louise Fickett, OKC

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Great purchase

Well worth the investment! I had a paperback copy of Screwtape, but I wanted the rest of these books too. The book itself is very nice, and the index is great for writing talks. A lot of the General Authorities cite C.S. Lewis, so I wanted to be able to read at least these six. I highly recommend as a supplement to scripture study.

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