Both Sides of the Wardrobe: C. S. Lewis Theological Imagination and Everyday Discipleship

The beloved Chronicles of Narnia are only the top layer of the rich treasure trove of C.S. Lewiss writing. This brilliant Oxford don made a tremendous impact on contemporary Christian thought and has deeply influenced generations of followers of Jesus in the half-century since his death. The authors in this collection examine Lewiss many contributions and reflect deeply on their significance for theology spiritual imagination and the challenge of Christian discipleship today. From Narnian adventures to Screwtapes letters through studies of Lewiss collaborators (like J.R.R. Tolkien) and inspirations (like George MacDonald) and by way of reflection on deeper theological themes like human will joy and the End of Days this book will inspire and provoke contemplation of Gods presence in your life and in our world. In Both Sides of the Wardrobe Fennell draws together a chorus of voices in critical tribute to one of the Churchs greatest apologists. By looking back at Lewis we are challenged to look forward in our own day to what shape Christian apologetics might take in a post-Christendom western culture. This work will help those who long to give testimony to the One who is in the words of Lewis not safe but good. --Ross A. Lockhart Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership St. Andrews Hall Vancouver Be prepared to jot your notes in the margin! Both Sides of the Wardrobe provides a contemplative journey of perspectives on Lewis the man his fictional characters and how his literature is an additional place where God happens. --Melanie Stiles Christian Life Coach Author and Speaker Writers Workshop Coordinator C.S. Lewis Foundation This wide-ranging collection of essays helpfully explores several implications of Lewiss considerable creativity. And just as Lewis lauded those golden minutes which we stole from marking examination papers on Hamlet to read a few pages of Hamlet itself by carefully looking at Lewiss work this thoughtful volume offers new insights and perspective to guide us as we turn once again to those riches unfailingly found inside the wardrobe of Lewiss imagination. A welcome addition! --Andrew Lazo scholar and speaker on C. S. Lewis and the Inklings; co-editor of Mere Christians: Inspiring Encounters with C. S. Lewis; transcriber and editor of Early Prose Joy Lewiss previously-unknown first autobiography Rob Fennell is Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax Nova Scotia. He is editor of Intercultural Visions: Called to be the Church (2012) and co-editor of Three Ways of Grace: Drawing Closer to the Trinity (2010). His life-long delight in C.S. Lewis continues to grow year by year.