The Great Divorce

Informationen zum Autor Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a fellow and tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954 when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. Klappentext From the author of Mere Christianity, the greatest Christian thinker of our time offers an extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgement in this timeless novel. In C. S. Lewis's dazzling allegory, he finds himself in the depths of Hell boarding a golden bus bound for heaven. He comes across a host of supernatural beings who demonstrate the consequences of everyday behaviour. Lewis' new and profound revelation is the discovery that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgement, in this timeless novel, Lewis questions, whether Heaven and Hell are real and if so, if one can exist without the other? The Great Divorce challenges us to reflect on our lives and the profound spiritual consequences of our everyday decisions. Zusammenfassung From the author of Mere Christianity, the greatest Christian thinker of our time offers an extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgement in this timeless novel.

Product details

• Authors: C S Lewis, C. S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis
• Publisher: William Collins
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 12.04.2012
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious
• EAN: 9780007461233
• ISBN: 978-0-00-746123-3
• Dimensions (packing): 13 x 19.8 x 1.3 cm
• Series: C. S. Lewis Signature Classic; C. S. Lewis Signature Classic
• Subjects: Biography & True Stories, Prose: non-fiction, Cambridgeshire, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Afterlife, Spirituality, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology, RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Angelology & Demonology, Theology, Christian theology, Personal religious testimony & popular inspirational works, Christian life & practice, Religious issues & debates, Personal Christian testimony & popular inspirational works, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Biography and non-fiction prose, Spirituality and religious experience, RELIGION: Eschatology, Religious doctrines, Religion: death and dying