The life story of Sheldon Vanauken is one of adventure, romance,
conversion, grief, and recovery. Much of this was chronicled in the
autobiographical bestseller, A Severe Mercy.However, a good deal of
Vanauken's fascinating life remained shrouded in secrecy ... until
now. Through a process of careful historical research, including
interviews with Vanauken's many friends, colleagues, and students,
Will Vaus reveals to the reader the numerous facets of a complex
character.
In this biography we discover: Vanauken the struggling student,
the bon-vivant lover, the sailor who witnessed the bombing of Pearl
Harbor, the seeker who returned to faith through C. S. Lewis, the
beloved professor of English literature and history, the feminist
and anti-war activist who participated in the March on the
Pentagon, the bestselling author, and Vanauken the convert to
Catholicism. What emerges is the portrait of a man relentlessly in
search of beauty, love, and truth, a man who believed that, in the
end, he found all three.
"A sympathetic, perceptive and well researched study of one of
America's most important recent religious writers. Readers of A
Severe Mercy are in Will Vaus' debt for such an illuminating and
informative study." Alister McGrath, author of C. S. Lewis: A
Life
"Van was a character - a very good one as it happens, and Will
Vaus catches the actuality of this intriguing man of many parts.
Very illuminating reading." Thomas Howard, author of On Being
Catholic
"This is a charming biography about a doubly charming man who
wrote a triply charming book. It is a great way to meet the man
behind A Severe Mercy." Peter Kreeft, author of Jacob's Ladder: Ten
Steps to Truth
"Vaus has masterfully captured the spirit of Vanauken, his deep
desire for beauty, his mistakes along the way, and eventually his
love of God. Reading this biography takes me back to the same deep
emotions I have every time I read A Severe Mercy." Jim Belcher,
author of Deep Church
"Sheldon Vanauken's story of C. S. Lewis, Oxford, a passionate
love, and a tragic loss captured the imagination of Evangelical
Christians thirty years ago. Will Vaus' biography of the author of
A Severe Mercy captures the same mixture of a flawed romantic quest
driven by a longing for truth, goodness and beauty, that culminates
in the fullness of the Catholic faith. Vaus' book is a study in
divine providence and a captivating biography of a unique and noble
soul." Fr. Dwight Longenecker, author of The Quest for the
Creed
"Very well written, thoroughly researched, hard to put down
despite many tears - Will Vaus captures the essence of Van in this
book." Marion, Davy Vanauken's daughter
Will Vaus is a popular speaker and the author of a variety of
books including The Hidden Story of Narnia, Speaking of Jack, and
Mere Theology.
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