A zsoltárokról by C. S. Lewis / Hungarian edition of Reflections on the Psalms / Harmat Kiadó 2013 / Paperback / Translated by Főgler László

Paperback 2013

ISBN: 9789632881881 / 978-9632881881

ISBN-10: 9632881885

PAGES: 180

PUBLISHER: Harmat Kiadó

LANGAUGE: Hungarian / Magyar

Hungarian Summary:

Az oxfordi irodalomtudos ebben a művében – bevallottan – csupán jegyzeteit osztja meg velünk. Nem a hebraista, a szövegkritikus vagy az ókortörténész attitüdjével elmékedik a Zsoltárok könyvéről, hanem olvasásuk közben tapasztalt örömeiről és nehézségeiről számol be. A zsoltárokat mint költeményeket tárja elénk; figyelmünket mindenekelőtt az érzelmi összefüggésekre irányítja, s felismeréseit számos világirodalmi utalással egészíti ki.

English Summary:

Lewis writes here about the difficulties he has met or the joys he has gained in reading the Psalms. He points out that the Psalms are poems, intended to be sung, not doctrinal treatises or sermons. Proceeding with his characteristic grace, he guides readers through both the form and the meaning of these beloved passages in the Bible.

About the Author:

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

Lewis and fellow novelist J. R. R. Tolkien were close friends. They both served on the English faculty at Oxford University and were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. According to Lewis's memoir Surprised by Joy, he was baptised in the Church of Ireland, but fell away from his faith during adolescence. Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, and he became an "ordinary layman of the Church of England". Lewis's faith profoundly affected his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.