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Title: The Screwtape Letters
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| The Screwtape Letters by HarperOne Ongoing Battle | While I can't say that I LOVED this book, I certainly enjoyed it because it brought me face-to-face with some of my own dealings with Screwtape's master. Its truth hit too close to home for me to LOVE it.
Screwtape's advice and commentary to his nephew Wormwood made me squirm a little (a lot) as I realized that perhaps other relatives of this evil duo had been visiting in my home...and mind. For instance, on the first afternoon of reading the "letters," I was annoyed with my husband about some silly,insignificant little thing he had said. My soul said "Ouch," when I read these words from the 3rd chapter: "When two humans have lived together for many years it usually happens that each has tones of voice and expressions of face which are almost unendurably irritating to the other. Work on that...." Was Wormwood working on me???
This is a classic, timeless book that will speak to anyone who's ever wondered about the battle between good and evil. It reminds us that Satan and his minions are ever closeby...and very seductive and powerful. | | The Screwtape Letters by HarperOne The Screwtape Letters | Now this is a delightfully twisted book. The basis of the story is that a senior demon Screwtape is writing letters to his young nephew Wormwood, whom is a junior tempter. Their goal is to obtain the eternal damnation of a human target that throughout the book is known simply as their "patient."
C.S. Lewis wrote this novel of faith with temptations in that walk. And it doesn't necessarily pertain to Christianity but the struggles we all deal with on a daily basis possibly in marriages or just anything with which we constantly reflect upon. But in "The Screwtape Letters" it is about a new Christian struggling with sin.
Wormwood's goal is to have his newly believed Christian to fall in his walk of faith but tempting him into mortal sins, eventually leading to his damnation. And throughout the novel consisting of 31 letters between the sinister uncle Screwtape and his nephew, further unfolds missions, and the budding life of the "patient." They consider God "the enemy" obviously in their goal to obtain the patient's soul while God has other plans for him. Uncle Screwtape instructs Nephew Wormwood on how to capture the patient in sin.
All in all, I'd say this is a great read for any person of Christian faith, or just in general as long as you don't hold a biased opinion to the belief. C.S. Lewis does an excellent job on portraying how a newly born again Christian may feel. I give this novel a 5 star rating for capturing true feelings that all of us could relate to either through the patient in being temped or through Wormwood being pressured or feeling obligated to do well.
- Written by Chris Crothers | | The Screwtape Letters by HarperOne Read it FIVE times in my life, and plan to read it again! | In examining my limitless collection of books, and with complete intellectual honesty, I declare that this book is my absolute favorite book of my entire life. I find myself surprised by that, because there have been so many wonderful, awe-inspiring books that I have devoured--but if I had to pick only ONE book as my favorite, it would have to be this one. It was in thinking about what to write in this review that I have come to this conclusion.
C. S. Lewis held such a brilliant God-given imagination, that ALL his works tickle the mind in places that one didn't even know existed! This book will have you laughing until you hurt one minute, and the next minute so full of spiritual sobriety, that the on-going, unseen (yet very "felt") battle raging around us becomes crystal clear.
It is far and few between that a book will call me back to it when I walk away. It is not often that I find such joy and delight when I can finally pick it up again--almost feeling a guilty pleasure when there are so many chores to do and work to be done!
What a brilliant mind this author had. What a blessing he was to our planet! My children love his works.
So yes..............I am reading it yet again, and I'm 100% positive it won't be my last time.
Carrie Lynn Jones
Author of: It All Began... When Jesus Gave Me Sneakers
| | The Screwtape Letters by HarperOne Screwtape | | Lewis presents delightful and penetrating insights into the human condition and real temptation. A great book for discussion of Christian themes in a secular setting. | | The Screwtape Letters by HarperOne A Mirrored Presentation of Lewis' Theology | The Screwtape Letters primarily covers Lewis' theology of virtue. The dark, wry humor in Screwtape's letters to his nephew Wormwood works well as a framing device for what is largely a series of essays on temptation and virtue. There's no real plot as such and Wormwood's target is never more than a cipher, as Screwtape would hardly have cared, but doing otherwise - perhaps with letters from Wormwood as well - would have been a different book. This one works remarkably well, funny and thoughtful.
It is flawed, though; Lewis dismisses some things too carelessly when they conflict with his own thoughts. A bit more ambiguity from Screwtape would have suited the work, particularly when he treads outside of the central conceits of the book. Screwtape Proposes a Toast, included at the end of the book, suffers from this particularly; showing a broader aim rather than the temptation of a single person, it veers into the political. Screwtape's musings work more effectively in other matters, though they remain entertaining to the end. | | The Screwtape Letters by HarperOne Product Description | In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life. | | The Screwtape Letters by HarperOne Amazon.com | | Who among us has never wondered if there might not really be a tempter sitting on our shoulders or dogging our steps? C.S. Lewis dispels all doubts. In The Screwtape Letters, one of his bestselling works, we are made privy to the instructional correspondence between a senior demon, Screwtape, and his wannabe diabolical nephew Wormwood. As mentor, Screwtape coaches Wormwood in the finer points, tempting his "patient" away from God. Each letter is a masterpiece of reverse theology, giving the reader an inside look at the thinking and means of temptation. Tempters, according to Lewis, have two motives: the first is fear of punishment, the second a hunger to consume or dominate other beings. On the other hand, the goal of the Creator is to woo us unto himself or to transform us through his love from "tools into servants and servants into sons." It is the dichotomy between being consumed and subsumed completely into another's identity or being liberated to be utterly ourselves that Lewis explores with his razor-sharp insight and wit. The most brilliant feature of The Screwtape Letters may be likening hell to a bureaucracy in which "everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives the deadly serious passions of envy, self-importance, and resentment." We all understand bureaucracies, be it the Department of Motor Vehicles, the IRS, or one of our own making. So we each understand the temptations that slowly lure us into hell. If you've never read Lewis, The Screwtape Letters is a great place to start. And if you know Lewis, but haven't read this, you've missed one of his core writings. --Patricia Klein | | The Screwtape Letters by HarperOne Amazon.com Audiobook Review | | This adaptation of C.S. Lewis's biting satire received a 1999 Grammy nomination for best spoken-word performance, and it's easy to see why--the story fits the format perfectly. It's relatively brief (the unabridged reading takes a mere four hours), and contains only one character--the demon Screwtape, who writes letters to his novice nephew Wormwood, instructing him on how to best tempt his "patient" (a wayward soul on earth) into the bosom of "our Lord below." Obviously, the book wasn't written with former Monty Python John Cleese in mind, but it's hard to imagine a better Screwtape. Cleese's voice provides the perfect vehicle for Lewis's dry, razor-edged wit. His uncanny comic timing and ability to milk each phrase for maximum effect betray an infectious enthusiasm for the story. It's clear that he's having a great time reading, and it's impossible not to laugh along with him. This inspired pairing of two of the 20th century's greatest wits makes for a meditation on the dark side of spiritual guidance that's as relevant and funny today as it was in Lewis's war-torn England. (Running time: 4 hours, 3 cassettes) --Andrew Neiland |
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