02774cam a2200373 i 4500 556118910 TxAuBib 20220511120000.0 211029s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021053195 9781514001646 paperback 1514001640 paperback (OCoLC)1264721632 TxAuBib rda Baxter, Jason M., 1981- The medieval mind of C. S. Lewis : how great books shaped a great mind / by Jason M. Baxter. Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2022] x, 165 pgs ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: The last dinosaur and the surprising modernity of the Middle Ages -- The lost cathedral: The medieval cosmos -- Breathing Narnian air: Lewis's medieval apprenticeship -- From symphony to machine: The death of antiquity and the birth of the world of speed -- Evil enchantment: Psychology and pedagogy in the flatland -- Why Lewis loved Dante: Counterspells and The Weight of Glory -- How to pray to a medieval God: C. S. Lewis and mysticism -- Deep conversion and unveiling: When the "it" becomes a "you" -- Modern science and medieval myth: The relevance of medieval cosmology -- Conclusion: Nostalgia for the future. C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an author of fiction and fantasy literature, including the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy. Others know him for his books in apologetics, including Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. But few know him for his scholarly work as a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature.What shaped the mind of this great thinker? Jason Baxter argues that Lewis was deeply formed not only by the words of Scripture and his love of ancient mythology, but also by medieval literature. For this undeniably modern Christian, authors like Dante and Boethius provided a worldview that was relevant to the challenges of the contemporary world.Here, readers will encounter an unknown figure to guide them in their own journey: C. S. Lewis the medievalist. 20220511. Lewis, C. S (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 Criticism and interpretation. Literature, Medieval Influence. Literary criticism. Literary criticism. Medieval. Literary criticism. Religion. Religion Christianity Literature & the Arts. Medieval (500-1453) Studies. BTCLS