He Came Down from Heaven and the Forgiveness of Sins

<p>Charles Williams was one of the finest—not to mention one of the most unusual—theologians of the twentieth century. These two long essays make up with <em>The Descent of the Dove</em> Charles Williams' principal theological writing. With these books and with <em>The Figure of Beatrice</em> the reader is as fully equipped as possible for studying the religious thought of this brilliant poet novelist essayist and historian. His mysticism is palpable-the unseen world interpenetrates ours at every point and spiritual exchange occurs all the time unseen and largely unlooked for. His novels are legend and as a member of the Inklings he contributed to the mythopoetic revival in contemporary culture.</p>