The Weight of Glory : And Other Addresses (CD-Audio)

from nittnut

I loved this book, and I loved taking my time reading it. It is a collection of essays on life and faith. I think that even someone who does not consider themselves to be Christian would find something of value here. My favorite essays were "The Weight of Glory", "Is Theology Poetry?", "The Inner...

from WaterMillChurch

Reason is the organ of truth but imagination is the organ of meaning. Unselfishness & self denial are not the same as love. Desiring our own good is good not bad. God finds our desires not too strong but too weak. It is most important how God thinks of us not how we think of God. Glory is as brig...

from homeschoolmimzi

I find it difficult to write a review of C.S.Lewis' writings... They are so intense, so deep, and varied. And that is why it takes me extra long to read and absorb anything Lewis has written. This book is a collection of essays, presentations, addresses, full of insight and wisdom. In The Weight ...

from atimco

I have always loved the title of this collection of addresses, pulled from the passage in 2 Corinthians 4 that says, "For this momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory, far beyond all comparison." In the title sermon, arguably one of Lewis's finest, he identifies...

from CowPi

This collection of essays gets its title from the first one, a sermon reflecting on a verse from Corinthians. The last paragraph of this first essay makes the whole book worth it!!!