C.S. Lewis—On the Christ of a Religious Economy, 3.1: Creation and Sub-Creation

by P. H. Brazier

Publisher:

Pickwick Publications

, 2013

Overview

C.S. Lewis—On the Christ of a Religious Economy, 3.1: Creation and Sub-Creation opens with Lewis on creation, the fall, and humanity’s standing before God, and how such an understanding permeated all his work. P.H. Brazier’s book is written for academics and students, but also, crucially, for ordinary Christians without a theology degree, who enjoy and gain sustenance from reading Lewis’ work.

Key Features

• Explores Lewis’ views on creation, the fall, and humanity’s standing before God
• Emphasizes how Lewis’ theology permeated all his work
• Provides an invaluable resource for academics, students, and ordinary Christians

Contents

• Introduction. C.S. Lewis—On the Christ of a Religious Enomy. I. Creation and Sub-Creation
• Creation and the Fall I: C.S. Lewis—A Doctrine of Creation
• Creation and the Fall II: Lewis’s "Augustinian" Account
• Creation and the Fall III: Innocence and Sin Re-Interpreted
• Creation and the Fall IV: The Human Condition before God
• Analogical and Symbolic Narratives I: Narrative Theology, Supposition and Genre, Mythopoeic Theorizing—Imagining the Christ
• Analogical and Symbolic Narratives II: Christology and Christlikeness—Hiddenness and Multiple Incarnations
• Analogical and Symbolic Narratives III: Christology and Christlikeness—Trinitarian Considerations
• Analogical and Symbolic Narratives IV: Salvation, Encounters, and Judgment—the Work of the Aslan-Christ
• Analogical and Symbolic Narratives V: Father Christmas in Narnia?—Intimations of Atonement and Salvation

Endorsements

A pleasure to read for theologians and literary aesthetes alike.

—Gerald L. Bray, research professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School

Never bogging down in obscure theological and philosophical discussion, Brazier leads us unerringly through the subtlety and rigor of Lewis’ mind and imagination.

—Suzanne M. Wolfe, professor of English, Seattle Pacific University

Brazier’s lucid and sympathetic explanations of Lewis’ thought and theology provide an enormously valuable contribution to the existing corpus of Lewis studies.

—Lucy Peppiatt, dean, Westminster Theological Center

Product Details

• Title: C. S. Lewis—On the Christ of a Religious Economy: I. Creation and Sub-Creation
• Author: P. H. Brazier
• Series: C. S. Lewis: Revelation and the Christ
• Volume: 3.1
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 318
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 › Religion; Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 › Theology; Creation › History of doctrines
• ISBNs: 9781610977203, 9781498267304, 9781621896395, 1610977203, 1498267300, 1621896390
• Resource ID: LLS:CSL31CRTNSBCRTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-06-15T16:34:57Z

About P. H. Brazier

P.H. Brazier, originally trained in the fine arts in the 1970s and having taught extensively, holds degrees in Systematic Theology from King’s College London, where he completed his PhD on Barth and Dostoevsky. He is the editor of Colin E. Gunton’s The Barth Lectures and The Revelation and Reason Seminars.