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Compelling Reason

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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‘You can only find out the rights and wrongs by Reasoning – never by being rude about your opponent’s psychology.’ For C. S. Lewis, reason and logic are the sensible way to approach faith and ethics. Much of the 20th century’s ills are caused by ill-founded beliefs and opinions.

Lewis’s original approach remains as vital today as ever. He is able to take the most convoluted subject, turn it side on and shed bright illumination on it. To be able to see along things rather than at them – just like a beam of sunlight that invades the darkness of a toolshed – is, to Lewis, the way to understanding.

Written variously between 1940 and 1962, this collection of essays represents the best of Lewis’s considerable wisdom on the great ethical and theological concerns of the day.

Christian Living Christianity Philosophy Religious Studies Nonfiction

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‘Most of us would gladly have given reams of our own work to write a couple of paragraphs as Lewis wrote.’
Church of England Newspaper

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Like millions I've always enjoyed reading books and its been overwhelmingly (but not exclusively) nonfiction that I enjoy best. However it is with fondness I remember the Narnia books of my younger years. I knew little of CS Lewis until relatively recently and have now become addicted to his writings, ALL of them. This is quite brilliant and I find myself constantly smiling in awe as I Iisten. I plan on returning to the Narnia books next as I'm positive, at the age of sixty I will learn more. He is my favourite author by a country mile and feel very lucky that albeit late, I have discovered him and my life is better for it.

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