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A Grief Observed

by C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle
RM44.01 MYR
A Grief Observed - Thryft
A Grief Observed - Thryft

Profound exploration of grief and faith.

A Grief Observed could be a good read for someone who has experienced loss and is struggling to come to terms with it. This book is a personal reflection of C. S. Lewis's own experience with grief and his questioning of faith and the meaning of life. Its unique feature is its honesty and raw emotion that is not often expressed in literary works. Readers will appreciate Lewis's ability to articulate his thoughts on grief and faith, and may find solace in his words.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Grief Observed

by C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle
RM44.01 MYR
ISBN: 9780060652388
Authors: C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher: HarperOne
Date of Publication: 2015-04-21
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religion, Biographies & Memoirs, Philosophy
Related Topics: Christian, Theology, Christianity, Faith, Biography, Memoir, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.22
(rated by 79822 readers)

Description

Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published in 1961 and concerns the death of C. S. Lewis's wife, the American-born poet Joy Davidman. In her introduction to this new edition, Madeleine L'Engle writes: "I am grateful to Lewis for having the courage to yell, to doubt, to kick at God in angry violence. This is a part of a healthy grief which is not often encouraged. It is helpful indeed that C. S. Lewis, who has been such a successful apologist for Christianity, should have the courage to admit doubt about what he has so superbly proclaimed. It gives us permission to admit our own doubts, our own angers and anguishes, and to know that they are part of the soul's growth."Written in longhand in notebooks that Lewis found in his home, A Grief Observed probes the "mad midnight moments" of Lewis's mourning and loss, moments in which he questioned what he had previously believed about life and death, marriage, and even God. Indecision and self-pity assailed Lewis. "We are under the harrow and can't escape," he writes. "I know that the thing I want is exactly the thing I can never get. The old life, the jokes, the drinks, the arguments, the lovemaking, the tiny, heartbreaking commonplace." Writing A Grief Observed as "a defense against total collapse, a safety valve," he came to recognize that "bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love."Lewis writes his statement of faith with precision, humor, and grace. Yet neither is Lewis reluctant to confess his continuing doubts and his awareness of his own human frailty. This is precisely the quality which suggests that A Grief Observed may become "among the great devotional books of our age."
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Profound exploration of grief and faith.

A Grief Observed could be a good read for someone who has experienced loss and is struggling to come to terms with it. This book is a personal reflection of C. S. Lewis's own experience with grief and his questioning of faith and the meaning of life. Its unique feature is its honesty and raw emotion that is not often expressed in literary works. Readers will appreciate Lewis's ability to articulate his thoughts on grief and faith, and may find solace in his words.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.