C. S. Lewis’s Literary Influences: The Ten Books That Shaped His Thought

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by David Werther (Editor), Susan Werther (Editor)

In 1962, The Christian Century published C. S. Lewis’s answer to the question, “What books did most to shape your vocational attitude and your philosophy of life?” Lewis responded with ten titles, ranging from Virgil’s Aeneid to James Boswell’s The Life of Samuel Johnson and from George Herbert’s The Temple to Boethius’s The Consolation of Philosophy.

C. S. Lewis’s List brings together experts on each of the ten books to discuss their significance for Lewis’s life and work, illuminating his own writing through those he most admired.

Author Biography

David Werther is Director of Independent Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Extension,
USA, and has taught theology in the extension program of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
USA. He is co-editor, with Mark Linville, of The Christian Worldview: Analysis, Assessment and
Development (2012).

Susan Werther is a freelance editor and has worked as a graphic artist and a museum
educator at the Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
She and her husband David are members of the C. S. Lewis Society of Madison. Number of Pages: 248 Dimensions: 0.65 x 8.53 x 5.49 IN Publication Date: April 09, 2015

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