Religion 301 - SEM:PHILOSOPHY/REL:C.S. LEWIS

Topics course. The life and thought of C.S. Lewis (1898?1963), the literary historian, novelist, poet, critic, satirist and popular Christian philosopher. Readings are drawn from Lewis's writings on medieval and Renaissance literature, his fantasies (including the space trilogy and Narnia), philosophical and religious writings, letters and diaries, and the memoir Surprised by Joy. Attention is given to Lewis as a war writer, "Romantic rationalist" and controversialist, as well as to the main concerns and critical reception of his scholarly, imaginative and religious works. Permission required. Enrollment limited to 12.

Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores