Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0009P4250 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 333 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is a partial autobiography published by C. Specifically the book describes the author's conversion to Christianity which had taken place 24 years earlier.. S. Lewis in 1955
Low quality "print to order" product Take note - this product is "print to order" which means that when you order, it is printed and shipped out.Mine has a production date of November Low quality "print to order" product D West Take note - this product is "print to order" which means that when you order, it is printed and shipped out.Mine has a production date of November 4, 2016.Unfortunately, there are several attributable flawsSurprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life which make this a poorly produced item. The first printed page contains a simple listing of the content and a forward by C.S.L.1 - There are no page numbers2 - The typeset and layout are fatiguing to the reader with indistinct paragraphs and only vague chapter divisions with no break in pagination.3 - There are . , 2016.Unfortunately, there are several attributable flawsSurprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life which make this a poorly produced item. The first printed page contains a simple listing of the content and a forward by C.S.L.1 - There are no page numbers2 - The typeset and layout are fatiguing to the reader with indistinct paragraphs and only vague chapter divisions with no break in pagination.3 - There are . Ridiculous Amounts of Typos! M. Scott I only give this two stars to represent the content itself being very good - otherwise I would give it one. I rarely take the time to review books, as a busy Mom of four, I barely get time to read them much less review them. But I thought customers should know this book is strangely and terribly printed. If there are other reviews saying this then I guess I should have read them. It has missing words, missing or wrong punctuation, numbers in the place of letters sometimes! What?? I can still make out the story so I will deal with it, but it sure is annoying.. Joy in the Journey … but not in Journey’s End? Dan Lawler "But what, in conclusion, of Joy? For that, after all, is what the story has mainly been about. To tell you the truth, the subject has lost nearly all interest for me since I became a Christian." From final page of Surprised by Joy.This book describes C. S. Lewis's intellectual journey from Atheism to Christianity, and how the felt experience he calls Joy led him there. After conversion, the Joy that once made everything else in his life pale in comparison became a subject of disinterest to Lewis. His pursuit of the pearl of great price seems to end in an ex
His major contributions in literary criticism, children's literature, fantasy literature, and popular theology brought him international renown and acclaim. 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. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract tho
You can take it at two levels, as straight autobiography, or as a kind of spiritual thriller, a detective's probing of clue and motive that led up to his return to the Christianity he had lost in childhood.'' --Sunday Times''Anyone approaching this book as a study in the psychology of conversion will find the greatest interest in the dual paths - intellectual and intuitive - which converged at last. ''Fascinating.'' --Nation ''He is admirably equipped to write spiritual autobiography for the plain man