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Women and C.S. Lewis: What His Life and Literature Reveal for Today's Culture
Written by Carolyn Curtis and Mary Pomroy Key
Narrated by Anne Flosnik
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Sexism in Narnia? Or Screwtape? Or amongst the Inklings? Many critics have labelled C.S. Lewis a sexist, even a misogynist. Did the life and writing of the hugely popular author and professor betray attitudes that today are unacceptable, even deplorable? The younger Lewis was criticized for a mysterious living arrangement with a woman, but his later marriage to an American poet, Joy Davidman, became a celebrated love story. As a writer he, along with J.R.R. Tolkien, formed a legendary literary group, the Inklings - but without women. In this collection of short essays, opinion pieces, and interviews, academics and writers come together to investigate these accusations. They include Alister McGrath, Randy Alcorn, Monika Hilder, Don W. King, Kathy Keller, Colin Duriez, Crystal Hurd, Jeanette Sears, David C. Downing, Malcolm Guite, and Holly Ordway. The resulting work, Women and C.S. Lewis, provides broad and satisfying answers.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a nuanced, insightful and stimulating book on a topic that hasn’t been covered much elsewhere. The variety of perspectives was well balanced with contributors offering honest and constructive critique, both of Lewis, and of many of his readers!
I finished the book encouraged and eager to learn more about many of the women discussed in the book. Excellent work.