Summer 2014/Pasadena
ST574
Carter
ST574: THEOLOGY OF C. S. LEWIS (4 Units: 120 hours). Grayson Carter.
DESCRIPTION: This course surveys a wide range of C. S. Lewis’s theological and imaginative writings, with a view to major themes, including apologetic, theological, and spiritual.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: This course should (1) enhance a student’s basic factual and thematic knowledge of the life, writings, and theology of C. S. Lewis; (2) help students gain a basic competence in how to interpret Lewis’s theology; (3) help students gain a greater ability to evaluate various theological issues and their development; and (4) provide students with the tools and knowledge for a critical and sympathetic appreciation for the breadth, unity, and diversity of Lewis’s life and theological contribution.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet daily for four-and-a-half hours for two weeks. Time will be devoted to lectures, questions/answers, and discussion.
REQUIRED READING: A minimum of 1200 pages of reading selected from the following list (student’s choice). All books written by C. S. Lewis unless designated otherwise. Though for some classes there is a choice of more than one volume, only one volume from each class can be included in the 1200 page count. Moreover, though a section of a certain book may be listed under a later class, the page count from reading that particular book may not be counted more than once.
Class 1 (Note: Pre-reading (strong) recommendation): Alister McGrath, C. S. Lewis, A Life. Tyndale House, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-4143-3935-1,Pub. Price $24.99 [379 pp.]
Class 2: Como, James, ed. Remembering C. S. Lewis. Ignatius, 2005. ISBN: 978-1586171087, Pub. Price $18.95 [509 pp.].
Class 3: Mere Christianity. HarperSanFrancisco, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060652920, Pub. Price $14.99 [227 pp.]
Class 4: The Pilgrim’s Regress. Eerdmans, 1992. ISBN: 978-0802806413, Pub. Price $16.00 [219 pp.], OR Miracles. HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060653019, Pub. Price $14.99 [304 pp.], OR God in the Dock. Eerdmans, 1972. ISBN: 978-0802808684, Pub. Price $18.00 [346 pp.].
Class 5: The Chronicles of Narnia. HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN: 978-0060598242, Pub. Price $32.99 [any one volume, 240-320 pages], OR Until We Have Faces. Harcourt, 1980. ISBN: 978-0156904360, Pub. Price $14.96 [324 pp.].
Class 6: Out of the Silent Planet. Scribner, 2003. ISBN: 978-0743234900, Pub. Price $14.00 [160 pp.], OR Perelandra. Scribner, 2003. ISBN: 978-0743234917, Pub. Price $14.00 [192 pp.], OR That Hideous Strength. Scribner, 2003. ISBN: 978-0743234924, Pub. Price $16.00 [384 pp.]
Class 7: The Screwtape Letters. HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060652937, Pub. Price $14.99 [224 pp.], OR The Great Divorce. HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060652951, Pub. Price $13.99 [160 pp.]
Class 8: The Problem of Pain. HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060652968, Pub. Price $13.99 [176 pp.], OR A Grief Observed. HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060652388, Pub. Price $12.99 [112 pp.]
Class 9: The Abolition of Man. HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060652944, Pub. Price $12.99 [128 pp.], OR Mere Christianity (Book 1). HarperSanFrancisco, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060652920, Pub. Price $14.99 [24 pp.], OR Miracles (chapter 5). HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060653019, Pub. Price $14.99 [8 pp.]
Class 10: The Abolition of Man. HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0060652944, Pub. Price $12.99 [128 pp.], OR The Discarded Image. Cambridge, 1994. ISBN: 978-0521477352, Pub. Price $19.99 [238 pp.]
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Two 10-page research papers: (40% each; 80% of final grade).
Class attendance, participation and engagement (20% of final grade).
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.