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A repackaged edition of the revered authors spiritual memoir, in which he recounts the story of his divine journey and eventual conversion to Christianity.
C. S. Lewisthe great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classicstakes readers on a spiritual journey through his early life and eventual embrace of the Christian faith. Lewis begins with his childhood in Belfast, surveys his boarding school years and his youthful atheism in England, reflects on his experience in World War I, and ends at Oxford, where he became \"the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.\" As he recounts his lifelong search for joy, Lewis demonstrates its role in guiding him to find God.
Editions of Surprised by Joy
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- ISBN 9780062565433
- EBook
- ISBN 9780062565440
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A repackaged edition of the revered authors spiritual memoir, in which he recounts the story of his divine journey and eventual conversion to Christianity.
C. S. Lewisthe great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classicstakes readers on a spiritual journey through his early life and eventual embrace of the Christian faith. Lewis begins with his childhood in Belfast, surveys his boarding school years and his youthful atheism in England, reflects on his experience in World War I, and ends at Oxford, where he became \"the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.\" As he recounts his lifelong search for joy, Lewis demonstrates its role in guiding him to find God.
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A repackaged edition of the revered authors spiritual memoir, in which he recounts the story of his divine journey and eventual conversion to Christianity.
C. S. Lewisthe great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classicstakes readers on a spiritual journey through his early life and eventual embrace of the Christian faith. Lewis begins with his childhood in Belfast, surveys his boarding school years and his youthful atheism in England, reflects on his experience in World War I, and ends at Oxford, where he became \"the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.\" As he recounts his lifelong search for joy, Lewis demonstrates its role in guiding him to find God.
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Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general > Biography: philosophy and social sciences
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Surprised by Joy?
C. S. Lewis
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Surprised by Joy is available as paperback(ISBN 9780062565433) and ebook(ISBN 9780062565440)
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