The Baha'i Studies Listserv The mention of C. S. Lewis moves me to mention Charles Williams' novels: _War in Heaven_, _Many Dimensions_, _The Place of the Lion_, Shadows of Ecstacy_, __Descent into Hell_, _All Hallows' Eve_, and _The Greater Trumps_.
This summer, I'm reading a couple of these. Although Lewis is far better known, I've always enjoyed the intellectual and spiritual depth of the Williams novels. Platonic eidei, angels, sacred stones of Islam, illusions and realities, all interwoven within the worldly modernism of the time. Magical realism, not all that far away from Shakespeare's fairies and witches. All the best to everyone, Susan ______________________________________________ Dr. Susan Berry Brill de RamÃrez, Caterpillar Inc. Professor of English Department of English, Bradley University 1501 W. Bradley Avenue, Peoria, IL 61625 U.S.A. (309) 677-3888; fax (309) 677-4560; [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of Sen & Sonja Sent: Wed 6/16/2010 3:50 AM To: Baha'i Studies Subject: CS Lewis The Baha'i Studies Listserv CS Lewis is a theologian, and also a very good writer. He wrote the Narnia stories (The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe etc..) and the Screwtape Letters. Read the former to your children or grandchildren or any other victim you can locate, read the Screwtape Letters for yourself. Sen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Sen McGlinn http://senmcglinn.wordpress.com Happy are those who spend their days in gaining knowledge, in discovering the secrets of nature, and in penetrating the subtleties of pure truth! Woe to those who are contented with ignorance, whose hearts are gladdened by thoughtless imitation, ... who have wasted their lives!"(~Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions p.137) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
