Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
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An unfailingly honest and acutely perceptive observer of self, C. S. Lewis vividly recounts the spiritual journey that led him from a conventionally Christian childhood in Belfast to a youthful atheism and, finally, back to an assured Christianity. Lewis describes his early schooldays, his experiences in the trenches during World War I, and undergraduate life at Oxford - where he found himself drawn back to God. Yet it is perhaps the rational aspect of his conversion that makes Lewis's story so compelling, especially to contemporary readers. He is, most persuasively, a modern man who has thought his way to God.Initially published in 1955, Lewis's journey - his "surprise" - continues to be of first importance to admirers of his work and today, more than ever, to anyone concerned with the compatibility of the rational and the spiritual.
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Format
eBook
Street Date
02/14/2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780062565440
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lewis, C. S. (2017). Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, C. S. 2017. Surprised By Joy: The Shape of My Early Life. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, C. S. Surprised By Joy: The Shape of My Early Life HarperCollins, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Lewis, C. S. (2017). Surprised by joy: the shape of my early life. HarperCollins.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lewis, C. S. Surprised By Joy: The Shape of My Early Life HarperCollins, 2017.
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