The Pilgrim's Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason, and Romanticism

Author:   C. S. Lewis ,  Michael Hague
Publisher:   William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Edition:   Reissue
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9780802872173


Pages:   243
Publication Date:   22 October 2014
Format:   Paperback
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The Pilgrim's Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason, and Romanticism


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The first book written by C. S. Lewis after his conversion to Christianity, The Pilgrim's Regress is, in a sense, a record of Lewis's own search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction, a search that eventually led him to Christianity. Here is the story of the pilgrim John and his odyssey to an enchanting island that creates in him an intense longing -- a mysterious, sweet desire. John's pursuit of this desire takes him through adventures with such people as Mr. Enlightenment, Mr. Mammon, Mother Kirk, and Mr. Sensible and through such cities as Thrill and Eschropolis -- and through the Valley of Humiliation. Though the dragons and giants here are different from those in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Lewis's allegory performs the same function of enabling the author to say with fantasy and simplicity what would otherwise have demanded a full-length philosophy of religion. In Lewis's skillful hands this fable becomes as effective a Christian apologia as Bunyan's.

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Author:   C. S. Lewis ,  Michael Hague
Publisher:   William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Imprint:   William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Edition:   Reissue
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780802872173


ISBN 10:   0802872174
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   22 October 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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<b><i>Anglican & Episcopal History</i></b> By far the most developed and helpful edition ever assembled. . . . Will surely be viewed as the authoritative edition for many years to come. <b><i> Chicago Tribune</i></b> An excellent book. In its sharp imagery, its clever inferences, its suspense, its characterization, and its occasional grotesque humor, it stands favorable comparison with its great model by John Bunyan. <b><i> New York Times</i></b> The allegorical characters are not just abstractions. They are, in every instance, people objectively real and subjectively true to the inner meaning. The language throughout is plain, straightforward and leanly significant. To many it will seem like a fresh wind blowing across arid wastes.


-- Chicago Tribune An excellent book. In its sharp imagery, its clever inferences, its suspense, its characterization, and its occasional grotesque humor, it stands favorable comparison with its great model by John Bunyan. -- New York Times The allegorical characters are not just abstractions. They are, in every instance, people objectively real and subjectively true to the inner meaning. The language throughout is plain, straightforward and leanly significant. To many it will seem like a fresh wind blowing across arid wastes.


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C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) taught English literature at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities and wrote more than thirty influential scholarly and popular books. Among his many famous works are Mere Christianity, The Screw tape Letters, the Chronicles of Narniavolumes, Miracles, and Surprised by Joy.

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