Overview

Why is it that some of us feel a strange stirring in our hearts when we read about Aslan? Why did some of us think of him as Christlike even before he dies for Edmund? Why do we read the Gospels, and as C. S. Lewis said, encounter a person, or perhaps a personality, of overwhelming familiarity? Lewis called this ""Recognition,"" and explored how this Recognition, though still an inexplicable mystery, inhabits the unknown theological space between predestination and universalism. When in the Gospel of John, Jesus says, ""My sheep know me,"" just what does that mean? The disciples on the road to Emmaus caught a lesson in Old Testament prophecy, but they only made sense of it when they recognized Jesus. Did C. S. Lewis underpin his Christology on this mysterious tug many of us feel in our hearts?

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""There's a common perception of C.S. Lewis as a dogged, rational defender of the faith, who always had the perfect argument for every challenge to Christianity. But, as Jim Prothero shows us in his latest book, there is so much more to how Lewis approached the question of belief. Prothero deftly explores the more intuitive and mysterious side of faith, showing that Lewis was not put off by mystery and those aspects of faith that seem to defy description. His potent and engaging meditation on what he calls 'recognition' is an important addition to our understanding of Lewis's more intuitive approach to the Christian faith."" --Terry Glaspey, author of Not a Tame Lion: The Life, Teachings, and Legacy of C. S. Lewis ""James Prothero and his spiritual friend, C. S. Lewis, encounter our imagination, intellect, and skepticism as they nurture our holy longing for God. In The Stable Door, we will learn how recognition leads to belief and a deeper personal relationship with Jesus. In his many years of intensive study and presentation of workshops on C. S. Lewis, James shares with us a profound understanding of Lewis's writings on spirituality."" --Brad Karelius, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Saddleback Community College

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James Prothero teaches English and lives in Orange County, California. He is a watercolor artist (jimprotherofinearts.com), and has published novels, poetry, and much work on C. S. Lewis, including Gaining a Face: The Romanticism of C. S. Lewis and Sunbeams and Bottles: The Theology, Thought, and Reading of C. S. Lewis. He is the former director of the Southern California C. S. Lewis Society and former editor of The Lamp-Post.

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