A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works

Lewis' writings encourage my walk with the Lord and my reflections on a lot of life issues. This daily arrangement of them gives us some of his best passages.I enjoy reading virtually everything Lewis ever wrote. He thought deeply about life, faith, and relationships. He is brilliant, insightful and comes across very real as a person communicating with you honestly and not just trying to impress you.Lewis taught at Oxford and Cambridge and can write fluently at that Oxford high level of scholarship, but he amazes me how he can also take that vast vocabulary, pare it down and write empathetic children's books like the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, too--I love the range of his works.I use both the Kindle version and the printed version of this devotional book. I have some other books that sit unopened on the shelf but this isn't one of those. It's a book I actually use, get a lot out of and highly recommend. I hope tasting Lewis's writings in these short daily selections encourages you to read more of his full works: there is Lewis to fit many a taste, scholarly, science fiction, fantasy, and reflections on his own journey.

I find a couple of wonderful things happening this year with this book. First, God used it to direct my thoughts on some matters I needed to address and amazingly many of the writings supernaturally lined up with the events going on in my life. A couple of times this happened because I became distracted and fell behind and the delay caused it to line up.Second, C.S. Lewis is good theology. Too many “Christians” in this world are giving Christianity a bad name. They could all stand to read this book next year, get get aligned with true theology, or recognize that they really aren’t Christian and stop pretending to be such.

This is a great daily devotional, particularly for those who need to take CS Lewis is “bite size” pieces to be able to really grasp his teachings.

I’ve loved C.S. Lewis’ writings since I began reading The Chronicles of Narnia as a kid, and, more, when I started reading his non-fiction in high school. So going through a year of daily readings by him during 2021 was wonderful. Would highly recommend this book as a kind of daily devotional for anyone who wants to read some Lewis on a daily basis.

Offering some real substance in an erudite but humble and humorous style, Lewis stands out from the plethora of dogmatic religious fluff we read. The review by FaithfulReader.com from New York is the best I've read. To emphasize several points:1. By cutting and pasting from several C. S. Lewis books, this daily reader is somewhat choppy.2. Although profound, orthodox Christianity, it is not a good devotional. Chris Tiegreen's At His Feet also provides real substance but, unlike A Year with C. S. Lewis, was originally written as a daily devotional.3. Though the January 15 entry clearly explains that Screwtape is a fictional demon, a reader who doesn't know that and who begins reading at some other date might be confused (as a dear friend of mine was) when the "Enemy" means God, and "Our Father" is Satan. I don't know how to prevent this.4. For those unfamiliar with C. S. Lewis' works, this daily reader will introduce them to his exceptionally clear and thought-provoking insights, yet expressed with modesty and humor. Some of my favorite gems:a. On limits of human intelligence: "Of course these conjectures as to why God does what he does are probably of no more value that my dog's idea of what I am up to when I sit and read."b. On God's perception of time: "The difficulty comes from thinking that God is progressing along the Time-line like us... Suppose God is outside and above the time line?"c. On experiencing God: "Suppose we really found Him? We never meant it to come to that! `Look out!' we cry, `it's alive!'"d. On the importance of doctrine: [comparing experiencing the seashore with having a chart] Doctrines are not God: they are only a kind of map. But that map is based on the experiences of hundreds of people who really were in touch with God. If you want to get any further [than experience] you must have a map.Highly recommended for introducing one to the treasure of C. S. Lewis or reminding his old admirers.

This book has given me immense pleasure and inspiration. Excerpts from Lewis' most well known books never grow old; I look forward to each daily reading.

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I love the writings of CS Lewis. His books, though, are not light reading, and for me, starting one is always an undertaking that implies serious time for reading and thinking. This book gives you a quick self-contained daily dose of some of his most interesting contemplations. I'm on my second reading, and gave copies to each of my sons and to my wife. You'll love it, too.

If you're a Christian who loves CS Lewis and Christian apologetics (like myself), you'll love this book.If you're a Christian who hasn't read CS Lewis - you need to read CS Lewis, and subsequently, you'll love this book.If you enjoy philosophy, or considering the big questions about life - you'll love this book.If you love brilliant, eloquent, articulate, profound authorship - you'll love this book.Simply put, this book is the best of CS Lewis' writings & speeches, condensed into a daily bite sized devotional. Each day contains enough bite to get you thinking deeply & have you pondering upon his words, but still small enough to truly internalise.Definitely recommend!

Arrived right on time, as promised.

Bon livre du quotidien. Les chapitres ne sont pas trop longs et peuvent être lu avant de commencer la journée, faciles à comprendre.

CSルイスの色々な本から、短く抜粋してあります。一年中毎日読むように、1月1日、1月2日というように、ページの頭に日にちで題されていて、毎日一ページ弱くらいずつルイスの作品に触れる事ができます。ルイスファンの方、ディヴォーションに何か読み物を探していらっしゃる方、キリスト教に触れたい方にもお勧めです。

My son loves this and finds it inspiring.