In this wise and enlightening book, C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—examines the Psalms. As Lewis divines the meaning behind these timeless poetic verses, he makes clear their significance in /5(). REFLECTIONS ON THE PSALMS by C. S. Lewis INTRODUCTION AND AUDIENCE The Reflections on the Psalms may be C. S. Lewis’ most forthright attempt at Biblical commentary and theology. In typical understated fashion, Lewis introduces himself to the reader as one unlearned amateur to another. Any seasoned Lewis reader may be tempted to wonder [ ]. · In this wise and enlightening book, C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—examines the Psalms. As Lewis divines the meaning behind these.
In this wise and enlightening book, C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—examines the Psalms. As Lewis divines the meaning behind these. REFLECTIONS ON THE PSALMS by C. S. Lewis INTRODUCTION AND AUDIENCE The Reflections on the Psalms may be C. S. Lewis' most forthright attempt at Biblical commentary and theology. In typical understated fashion, Lewis introduces himself to the reader as one unlearned amateur to another. Any seasoned Lewis reader may be tempted to wonder [ ]. In his book Reflections on the Psalms, C. S. Lewis examines the book of Psalms - one of the most popular books in the Bible. He focuses on how the book portrays the Bible, God, and faith. Lewis explores Psalms' poetic verses and their relevance to the reader's everyday life. The book has 12 chapters, purposely written to provide amateurs.
Reflections on the Psalms Quotes Showing of “I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation. It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is incomplete till it is expressed. Despite the wide range of reasonable explanations available to them, some Christians nevertheless often wonder how the apparent short-comings they perceive in the Old Testament can be reconciled with their deeply held belief that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. C.S. Lewis, everyman that he was, experienced the same difficulties and decided to write down his thoughts in an engaging little book called Reflections on the Psalms. Overall, Reflections on the Psalms isn't my favorite Lewis, though the chapter called "A Word about Praising" is one of the best things I've read from him. Here, Lewis counters "the miserable idea that God should in any sense need, or crave for, our worship" with these wonderful reflections: "The most obvious fact about praise—whether of God or anything—strangely escaped me.
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