Book Review: of Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind the Writings of C.S. Lewis. by Donald T. Williams.

Authors

Phillip Fitzsimmons, Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Review

Organization

Mythopoeic Society

Publication Date

Summer 7-16-2018

Abstract

Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind the Writings of C.S. Lewis is both exciting and engaging in its exploration of Christian thought in general and Christian themes in particular, found in the fictional and nonfictional works of C.S. Lewis. This book would sit comfortably on the shelf with other first-rate Evangelical Christian interpretations of the works of individual Inklings, such as Ralph Wood’s The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-Earth or the works of Matthew Dickerson including his Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C.S. Lewis. Like the authors of these books, Donald Williams nicely balances between presenting Christian thought and discussing its presentation within the works of C.S. Lewis. The text speaks to the reader with a clear, conversational style worthy of C.S. Lewis himself. With that said, Deeper Magic would also fit on the same shelf with any of the works of C.S. Lewis.

Publication Title

Mythprint: Quarterly Bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society

Volume

55

Issue

2

First Page

10

Last Page

11

Comments

This is in: Mythprint: Quarterly Bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society. Vol. 55 No. 2, Summer 2018, Whole No. 385. p.10-11.

Recommended Citation

Fitzsimmons, Phillip, "Book Review: of Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind the Writings of C.S. Lewis. by Donald T. Williams." (2018). Faculty Articles & Research. 37.
https://dc.swosu.edu/libraries_articles/37