A Meeting of the Minds -- Prophets in the Wilderness: Imagination versus Apologetics -- Christ: The Unsafe Savior -- Choosing to Be the Chosen of God -- Angelic Interference -- Fiery Trials: World War II and Redemptive Suffering -- The Journey to Joy: Life as a Pilgrimage to Heaven -- Ask for the Old Paths: Redeeming the Time.
Summary:
"As bombs fell on London almost nightly from the autumn of 1940 through the summer of 1941, the lives of ordinary people were altered beyond recognition. A reclusive Oxford lecturer found himself speaking, not about Renaissance literature to a roomful of students but about Christian doctrine into a BBC microphone. A writer of popular fiction found herself exploring not the intricacies of the whodunit but the mysteries of suffering and grace. An erudite poet and literary critic found himself patrolling the dark streets and piecing together images of fire and redemption. C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and T. S. Eliot became something they had not been before the war: bearers of a terrible, yet triumphant, message that people could not expect to be spared from pain and suffering, but they would be redeemed through pain and suffering. The Lion in the Waste Land initially explores the personal dynamic between these three writers and their misgivings about taking on the role of Christian apologist. Brown goes on to examine the congruency in their depictions of the nature of Christ, of conversion, and of angelic beings; and she highlights the similarity in their views of war and suffering, their portrayals of life as a pilgrimage to heaven, and their arguments for the value of walking in the 'old paths' described in Scripture." -- From publisher's website.
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