Title: A well of wonder : essays on C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Inklings /
Authors: Kilby, Clyde S.; Call, Keith,; Wilkinson, Loren,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Lewis, C. S.; Tolkien, J. R. R.; Lewis, C. S.; Tolkien, J. R. R.; Christianity; Theology; Christian literature; Christianity and literature.; Inklings (Group of writers); Christian literature; Christianity; Christianity and literature; Inklings (Group of writers); Theology
Abstract: Clyde S. Kilby is rare among the best expositors of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and their circle of friends in that he became personally acquainted not only with Lewis and Tolkien, but also Lewis's brother Major Warren Lewis, Owen Barfield, Lord David Cecil, and others of the Inklings. He particularly captured the soul of C.S. Lewis in his lectures, articles and books, which guided his vision in creating and curating the prestigious Wade Collection at Wheaton College, Illinois. This delightful book makes available Dr. Kilby's wide-ranging and inspiring take on Lewis, Tolkien and the affinities they shared with their circle, the Inklings, in their enchantment with profound thought vibrant with imaginative wonder which took them beyond "the walls of the world". (Colin Duriez Inklings scholar, author of The Oxford Inklings)
Contents: A tribute to Clyde S. Kilby / Lucy Shaw -- Introduction / Clyde S. Kilby -- The man who reopened the doors to wonder / Loren Wilkinson -- Section 1 : C. S. Lewis on theology and the witness of literature -- Logic and fantasy : the world of C. S. Lewis -- My first (and only) visit with Mr. Lewis -- On scripture, myth and theology -- Everyman's theologian -- His fate among theological critics -- On imagination and reason -- On music, worship and the spiritual life -- Into the land of of the imagination -- The joy-minded professor -- The witness of holiness -- Between heaven and hell -- Till we have faces -- Section 2 : J. R. R. Tolkien on story and the power of myth -- Initial encounters with J. R. R. Tolkien -- Mythic and Christian elements in The Lord of the Rings -- The evolution of a friendship and the writing of The Silmarillion -- A brief chronology of the writings -- The lost myth and literary imagination -- Literary form, Biblical narrative, and theological themes -- Death and afterlife -- Section 3 : The Inklings as shapers of a new Christian imagination -- Portraits of damnation, pictures of glory : introducing Charles Williams -- An ardent apologist for the faith : introducing Dorothy L. Sayers -- The forming of a new friendship -- Understanding the Oxford Group -- The Wade Collection and the preservation of a legacy -- A conversation on the importance of literature -- On reading and writing fiction -- Myth : the nostalgia for eternity.