Mere Christianity/The Screwtape Letters (Collector's Box Set) - Hardcover

Lewis, C. S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060652918 ISBN 13: 9780060652913

Publisher: HarperOne, 2001

Synopsis

A gift set containing C. S. Lewis's most popular works -- Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters.

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From the Back Cover:

Two of C. S. Lewis’s most important and enduring works--now available in a stunning hardcover gift set.

One of the most popular and beloved introductions to Christian faith ever written, Mere Christianity confirms C. S. Lewis’s reputation as one of the leading writers and thinkers of our age.

A masterpiece of satire, The Screwtape Letters is a sly and ironic portrayal of human life from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below." The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging and humorous account of temptation--and triumph over it--ever written

About the Author:

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 Literature 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 thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over one hundred million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures.

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribió más de treinta libros, lo cual le permitió alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aún atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada año. Sus más distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crónicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060652918
• ISBN 13: 9780060652913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432