Book Review of The Weight of Glory C.S. Lewis
The Weight of Glory was written by Clive Staples Lewis, who at the time was teaching at Oxford University. He is one of many successful writers of the 20th century who wrote more than thirty books. His well known books include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters and most importantly The Chronicles of Narnia. The chapters from The Weight of Glory are excerpts from his sermon at the Church of Oxford University. During that time the world was faced by so many horrors and fears of the Second World War, which he addresses in some of his sermons. In this book, Lewis examines a false belief that is commonly held by a society, and then he gives a logical …show more content…
Lewis responds to those who criticise him and others, for continuing to pursue knowledge instead of focusing only on the war, as basically focusing on a single issue which makes one a narrow person. He challenges those who oppose him using reasoning and emotions, whether it is frivolous and selfish to pursue beauty in place of the salvation of human souls. He argues that there is no such thing as the perfect time and moment for pursuing knowledge and beauty. This caught my attention; it made me think about my personal life, how busy I am in my daily life and most importantly made me think that I should not be waiting for the perfect time and moment to do something. Lewis in this chapter uses well thought out arguments that resonate with what we all know through our experiences in …show more content…
It is a book that needs to be read with great attention and thinking to understand meanings and evaluate ideas critically. I personally like this book because it heavily relies on critical reasoning and logic that is back to back like dominos in a line. One point relies heavily on another, and the reader must follow along to understand how each idea connects to the next like each domino hits the
The Weight of Glory was written by Clive Staples Lewis, who at the time was teaching at Oxford University. He is one of many successful writers of the 20th century who wrote more than thirty books. His well known books include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters and most importantly The Chronicles of Narnia. The chapters from The Weight of Glory are excerpts from his sermon at the Church of Oxford University. During that time the world was faced by so many horrors and fears of the Second World War, which he addresses in some of his sermons. In this book, Lewis examines a false belief that is commonly held by a society, and then he gives a logical …show more content…
Lewis responds to those who criticise him and others, for continuing to pursue knowledge instead of focusing only on the war, as basically focusing on a single issue which makes one a narrow person. He challenges those who oppose him using reasoning and emotions, whether it is frivolous and selfish to pursue beauty in place of the salvation of human souls. He argues that there is no such thing as the perfect time and moment for pursuing knowledge and beauty. This caught my attention; it made me think about my personal life, how busy I am in my daily life and most importantly made me think that I should not be waiting for the perfect time and moment to do something. Lewis in this chapter uses well thought out arguments that resonate with what we all know through our experiences in …show more content…
It is a book that needs to be read with great attention and thinking to understand meanings and evaluate ideas critically. I personally like this book because it heavily relies on critical reasoning and logic that is back to back like dominos in a line. One point relies heavily on another, and the reader must follow along to understand how each idea connects to the next like each domino hits the