Surprised by Joy/ The Four Loves

Surprised by Joy/ The Four Loves

<div>"If wit and wisdom, style and scholarship are requisites to passage through the pearly gates, Mr. Lewis will be among the angels." —T<i>he New Yorker</i><br><br>C.S. Lewis was an unfailingly honest and acutely perceptive observer of humanity. In<i>Surprised by Joy</i>, he recounts his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from a traditional Christian childhood in Belfast to a youthful atheism and, finally, back to a confident Christianity.<i>The Four Loves</i>, a candid, wise and deeply personal book, is a reflection on the four basic kinds of human love—affection, friendship, erotic love, charity—and all of the pleasures and risks that accompany them.<br><br>C.S. Lewis (1898–1963) gained international renown for an impressive array of beloved works of both popular and scholarly literary criticism, children’s literature, fantasy literature, and numerous books on theology.<i>Surprised by Joy</i> and <i>The Four Loves</i> are among his most celebrated achievements, as are<i>Out of the Silent Planet</i>, <i>The Chronicles of Narnia</i>, and <i>The Screwtape Letters</i>.<br></div>