A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis [Paperback]

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Paperback: 252 pages
Publisher: Mariner Books (March 31, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0156027836
ISBN-13: 978-0156027830
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

By : C.S. Lewis
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What makes this anthology different from other C.S. Lewis collections is the way in which the quotations are organized. Beginning with The Nature of Man, Kilby takes the reader through Lewis' idea that we were made for another world!Other sections include The Moral World, The Bible, The Trinity, Sin, The Christian Commitment, Hell ; Heaven, Love ; Sex, Nature, and The Post-Christian World. From these quotations, the works of Lewis offer yet another effective apologetic for Christ and Christianity. Taking from expository works like The Four Loves, The Problem of Pain and The Screwtape Letters, as well as Lewis' allegorical writings such as The Chronicles Of Narnia, The Great Divorce, and The Space Trilogy, "A Mind Awake" is the definitive C.S. Lewis anthology.

This book is the perfect introduction to C. S. Lewis. If he is virgin intellectual territory for you, then I suggest getting this book, "Abolition of Man," "The Screwtape Letters," and "The Lion Witch and The Wardrobe" as your first taste of Lewis.
It has a nice balance of the all the standard and the obscure works of C. S. Lewis. It is arraigned into ten sections:
I. The Nature Of Man.
II. The Moral World.
III. The Bible.
IV. The Trinity.
V. Sin.
VI. The Christian Commitment.
VII. Hell And Heaven.
VIII. Love And Sex.
IX. Nature.
X. The Post-Christian World
To his credit, Kilby closely follows Lewis's own patterns of thought, and does not intrude his own opinion or try to slant Lewis's words to his own opinion.
Of the selection process, he said:
"It is obvious that no two people endeavouring to select the best from a man's works will always choose identical passages, and the richer the content of those works the less likelihood of total agreement. . Concerning the making of anthologies Lewis himself once remarked, `No man ever agrees with another man's choice, and to disagree is one of the pleasures of using an anthology.' Nothing more can be said than that here you have my own choices based on thirty-odd years of reading and rereading Lewis."
Lewis has one of those rare minds that has depth and breath, who can be succinct and deep, like church bell peal. His wiring is dense, and forces you to think.