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dorhastings 's review for:
The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis
by Louis A. Markos
I'm continually impressed by The Great Courses and the topics they cover. I was pleasantly surprised to see something about C.S. Lewis. I knew very little about him: I'd read The Chronicles of Narnia and had checked out several other works of his (The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, and Mere Christianity) and knew a few things through his works of non-fiction.
The history of C.S. Lewis was a bit brushed over, but for good reason: Markos did include a good portion of Lewis' life and pointed out that there are other biographies to read, but that Lewis himself would have rather had a conversation about his writings. I loved the emphasis on The Chronicles of Narnia and explanations involving faith, logic, and Christianity (without using Calvin).
Overall, this was really engaging to hear. I wasn't always terribly fond of Markos as narrator (even of his own lectures) but he was nothing if not passionate about his area of specialization.
The history of C.S. Lewis was a bit brushed over, but for good reason: Markos did include a good portion of Lewis' life and pointed out that there are other biographies to read, but that Lewis himself would have rather had a conversation about his writings. I loved the emphasis on The Chronicles of Narnia and explanations involving faith, logic, and Christianity (without using Calvin).
Overall, this was really engaging to hear. I wasn't always terribly fond of Markos as narrator (even of his own lectures) but he was nothing if not passionate about his area of specialization.