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Surprised by faith : conversion and the academy : a collection of papers commemorating the 75th anniversary of the conversion of C.S. Lewis / edited by Daryl McCarthy, Joy McBride and Robert E. VanderVennen. - Newcastle, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007. - 1 online resource (xxv, 254 pages) : illustrations

"In 2006 IICS sponsored the Scholars coming to faith--commemorating the 75th anniversary of the conversion of C.S. Lewis conference. This is the first volume in this conversation. The second volume in this series will present the stories, testimonies, or conversion narratives ... of academicians who came to faith as adults"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. Biblical reflections on conversion -- pt. 2. Theological reflections on conversion -- pt. 3. Multi-disciplinary reflections on conversion -- pt. 4. The conversion of C.S. Lewis : the reluctant convert.

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Surprised by Faith celebrates the 75th anniversary of C.S. Lewis ""kicking and screaming"" his way into Christianity-his 1931 conversion. Lewis described himself as, ""the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England."" But a convert, nonetheless, sur.


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English.

ISBN: 9781443808835 1443808830 1282192442 9781282192447 9786612192449 6612192445

Source: 9781443808835 Cambridge Scholars Publishing

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB6I1833 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017929311 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963 --Congresses.
Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Conversion--Christianity--Congresses.
Christian educators--Congresses.
Conversion--Christianisme--Congrès.
Christian spirituality & religious experience.
RELIGION--Christian Life--General.
Christian educators
Conversion--Christianity

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Conference papers and proceedings

LC Class. No.: BV4916.3 / .S86 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 248.2/4

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 27-184.35