From the Library of C.S. Lewis: Selections from Writers Who Influenced His Spiritual Journey - Paperback

by James Stuart Bell (Author), Anthony P. Dawson (Author)

"To truly know Lewis, one must become familiar with the body of literature that marked his life. Jim Bell and Tony Dawson give curious students of Lewis a glimpse of the books and authors that informed his life's work and kindled his imagination."
--Jerry Root, coeditor of The Quotable C. S. Lewis and a C. S. Lewis scholar

C. S. Lewis was one of the most influential thinkers and writers of the twentieth century. But who influenced C. S. Lewis? What were the sources of his inspiration? Who were his spiritual mentors?

Drawn from Lewis's personal library, annotations, and references from his writings, this book includes more than 200 selections from literary giants such as Dante, Augustine, and Chaucer, as well as more contemporary writers such as G. K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, George MacDonald, and J.R.R. Tolkien, providing a vast array of inspiration from those who have shone forth as messengers of light in Lewis's own thinking, writing, and spiritual growth.

In this treasury, you will...

- Glean wisdom on living a devout life from Andrew Murray and Brother Lawrence
- Tap into fantasy and imagination with William Wordsworth and Geoffrey Chaucer
- Ponder creation and poetry alongside Sir Walter Scott and Aristotle
- And much more

Author Biography

James Stuart Bell wrote his master's thesis on C. S. Lewis, receiving his M. A. from University College Dublin, in Ireland. The owner of Whitestone Communications, the former executive editor of Moody Press, and director of religious publishing for Doubleday, Bell has authored several books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible. He is married with four children and lives in West Chicago, Illinois.

Anthony Palmer Dawson has served on the Marion E. Wade Center Steering Committee for nearly two decades and provides technical and editorial support for SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review. Dawson is currently the associate director of computing services at Wheaton College. He is married with two children and lives in Oswego, Illinois.