- Hardcover: 66 pages
- Publisher: The Macmillan Company; First American Edition edition (1949)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0007DUL0E
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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If you asked twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them, would reply, Unselfishness. Read the first page
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If you asked twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them, would reply, Unselfishness. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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one of the most important books for a Christian to read,
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This review is from: The Weight of Glory (Paperback)
This book is a collection of lectures given Clive Staples Lewis. Lewis is one of the premier Christian thinkers of the twentieth century, and his words and ideas have given comfort and inspiration to many Christians throughout the years. C. S. Lewis is thoughtful, intelligent writer. He is a scholar and an intellectual. He is one of the most important Christian writers of the twentieth century.There are several essays that have clear relevance today, both in our personal Christian life as well as in how we relate to the world. "The Weight of Glory" focuses on what it means to be children of God and that while cultures and nations are all mortal things (they will come to an end), it is humans that are truly immortal in that we will live with God long after this world is gone. Lewis speaks about how we should be like children, realizing how special everyone truly is, and that they too are immortals. Lewis explains it better. "The Weight of Glory" has been described as the best thing Lewis has ever written. While I haven't read everything Lewis has written yet, there is no question that this is one of his most important essays. Other essays in the collection include "Why I Am Not a Pacifist" (giving a Christian viewpoint on the subject that I had not encountered before), "The Inner Ring" (dealing with cliques in general and in church), "Membership", and "On Forgiveness". This is an important book to read as a Christian, and perhaps an interesting one to read if one is not a Christian.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Pulling it All Together,
By Michael G Colburn (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Weight of Glory (Paperback)
I have to admit that the first time I read Weight of Glory was before I had read any of Lewis' other works. Since then I have had a chance to read many of his other works, both fiction and non-fiction.I can say with certainty that having read Weight of Glory helped immensely with all of his other books. The same threads that Lewis weaves with throughout his other works in various degrees, all show up here in Weight of Glory, completely undisguised. In The Silver Chair Lewis talks about many issues using fictional characters and situations, and in the Abolition of Man Lewis again deals with some of these same issues in a very (overly???) analytical way, but in The Weight of Glory those same issues are presented in a way that is easy to understand and wonderfully illustrated by means of Lewis' amazing ability paint pictures with words. This is a great book for anyone interested in understanding more of what Lewis is saying throughout his other books. One will find that Lewis keeps chasing many of the same subjects and ideas around throughout many of his books, and this is a great place to start the chase.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A clear examination of some Christian viewpoints...,
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This review is from: The Weight of Glory (Paperback)
C.S. Lewis is the best writer I've found to tackle the considerable task of explaining Christian philosophy. His writing is crisp, clear, and his use of metaphor excellent. Anyone (like me) who has ever wondered why Christians think and sometimes act the way they do will find his writing illuminating.In this selection of unrelated essays, Lewis touches on disparate themes, from pacifism (you can be a Christian and support war), to suffering, to the value of being a Christian. Overall his writings illuminate for me just how little of Christianity can be easily understood without some kind of study on the subject. Lewis is a good starting point if you are curious about Christianity but unfamiliar with it. As a non-Christian, I don't agree with much of what he says, but I do appreciate that he explains the tenets of the faith in a way that is crystal clear and poetic. This isn't for everyone -- at times his style borders on stuffy, but if you are intestested in Christian philosophy, this is one of the best writers around.
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