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Book SynopsisClive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a distinguished scholar of medieval and Renaissance literature. His desire for a fruitful, interactive relationship between Christianity and culture sharply distinguishes him from neo-orthodox theology and many contemporary Christian rejections of culture. This book talks about him.
Trade Review"Taking a broad look at Lewis's weaving together of Christianity and culture, Kort offers a refreshing new reading of Lewis's life and work...Kort provides perhaps the most challenging reading of Lewis now available."Publishers Weekly
"[Kort] penetrated Lewis's world in a way that few before him had."--America
"Wesley Kort has given us a literary Rosetta Stone to update and understand some of Lewis' themes that are pertinent to contemporary life."--Presbyterian Outlook
"This book should contribute to a greater appreciation of C.S. Lewis by all levels of readers."Choice
"Wesley Kort takes the opportunity of C.S. Lewis's recent centenary to assess the author's ongoing appeal, to examine his critique of modern culture, and to explore the varied riches he has personally found in decades of rereading. Taking into account a wide-ranging legacy of fiction, autobiography, and essay, he concentrates his attention on Lewis's ability to imagine a rich, collective life --a shared communal vision. Kort argues that the post-modern world in which we live is ripe for a writer so adept at building bridges between various constituencies, so versatile in his mastery of different kinds of writing. After years of teaching Lewis to Duke undergraduates, he now brings his smart, timely discoveries to the rest of us."--Peter S. Hawkins, Boston University
"C. S. Lewis Then and Now promises to make Lewis compelling not only to many lay people, but also to the kind of academic religious studies reader who (unlike millions of lay readers, many of them Christians of various sorts) has not been able to appreciate him. Kort shows that Lewis was not only criticizing 'modern culture' but looking for a fruitful, interactive relationship between Christianity and culture."--Larry D. Bouchard, University of Virginia
"If you last read something written by C.S. Lewis during your student days, or if you have never read anything at all by him, you may want to pick up C.S. Lewis Then and Now by Wesley A. Kort....Kort has given us a literary Rosetta Stone to update and understand some of Lewis' themes that are pertinent to contemporary life. This well-written book houses many ideas that should be entertained in sermons and studies throughout congregations that take seriously solid thinking to the glory of God."--The Presbyterian Outlook
