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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches > General
C. S. Lewis, long renowned for his children's books as well as his
Christian apologetics, has been the subject of wide interest since
he first stepped-up to the BBC's microphone during the Second World
War. Until now, however, the reasons why this medievalist began
writing books for a popular audience, and why these books have
continued to be so popular, had not been fully explored. In fact
Lewis, who once described himself as by nature an 'extreme
anarchist', was a critical controversialist in his time-and not to
everyone's liking. Yet, somehow, Lewis's books directed at children
and middlebrow Christians have continued to resonate in the decades
since his death in 1963. Stephanie L. Derrick considers why this is
the case, and why it is more true in America than in Lewis's
home-country of Britain. The story of C. S. Lewis's fame is one
that takes us from his childhood in Edwardian Belfast, to the
height of international conflict during the 1940s, to the rapid
expansion of the paperback market, and on to readers' experiences
in the 1980s and 1990s, and, finally, to London in November 2013,
where Lewis was honoured with a stone in Poet's Corner in
Westminster Abbey. Derrick shows that, in fact, the author himself
was only one actor among many shaping a multi-faceted image. The
Fame of C. S. Lewis is the most comprehensive account of Lewis's
popularity to date, drawing on a wealth of fresh material and with
much to interest scholars and C. S. Lewis admirers alike.
Wife No. 19 is the compelling, informative and emotionally fraught
biography of Ann Eliza Young, a member and wife within the Mormon
church during the 19th century. Young sets out to chronicle a
lengthy expos of the various misdeeds she witnessed or was
personally part of. She describes the character of the founder and
prophet of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, in the context of his
interpersonal relationships. The gradual emergence of polygamy, and
its uptake among the higher ranking members of the church, is
detailed. Although the title highlights the polygamous
relationships for which Mormonism gained notoriety, this book does
not shy away from the other scandals or controversies. For example;
the means via which Brigham Young dishonestly relieved his
followers of their money, possessions and cattle via a number of
schemes, and the frequent use of the local Native American
populations as scapegoats.
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No and Yes
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Out of Adventism
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Jerry Gladson; Foreword by Edwin Zackrison
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