Surprised by Joy
The Shape of My Early Life
San Francisco : HarperOne, 2017.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xii, 291 pages ; 19 cm.
"In Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis shares his enthralling spiritual journey through his early life, chronicling his conversion to the Christian faith. ... Lewis starts with his childhood in Belfast, then describes his boarding school years and his youthful atheism in England, moves to his experience in World War I, and ends in Oxford. Through it all Lewis explores his lifelong search for joy and its role in pointing him toward god."--Book cover.
Series: C.S. Lewis signature book.
Contents:
The first years -- Concentration camp -- Mountbracken and Campbell -- I broaden my mind -- Renaissance -- Bloodery -- Light and shade -- Release -- The great knock -- Fortune's smile -- Check -- Guns and good company -- The new look -- Checkmate -- The beginning.
Subjects:
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 -- Childhood and youth.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Anglican converts -- England -- Biography.
Christian biography -- England.
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 -- Childhood and youth.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Anglican converts -- England -- Biography.
Christian biography -- England.
ISBN:
9780062565433
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Lewis, C. S. | Ballentine Indoors | Biography | Out (Due: 4/26/2024) |
BIOGRAPHY Lewis, C. S. | Sandhills Indoors | Biography | Out (Due: 4/25/2024) |
Originally published as Surprised by Joy in the United Kingdom in 1955 by Geoffrey Bles.