Author: C.S. Lewis
Translator: Jong-tae Lee
Publisher: Hongsungsa
237 pages | 223*152mm
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About This Book
The Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human love--affection, friendship,
erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being magisterial, this
book's wise, gentle, candid reflections on the virtues and dangers of love draw
on sources from Jane Austen to St. Augustine. The chapter on charity (love of
God) may be the best thing Lewis ever wrote about Christianity. Consider his
reflection on Augustine's teaching that one must love only God, because only God
is eternal, and all earthly love will someday pass away:
Who could conceivably begin to love God on such a prudential ground--because
the security (so to speak) is better? Who could even include it among the
grounds for loving? Would you choose a wife or a Friend--if it comes to that,
would you choose a dog--in this spirit? One must be outside the world of love,
of all loves, before one thus calculates.
His description of Christianity here is no less forceful and opinionated than in
Mere Christianity or The Problem of Pain, but it is far less anxious about its
reader's response--and therefore more persuasive than any of his apologetics.
When he begins to describe the nature of faith, Lewis writes: "Take it as one
man's reverie, almost one man's myth. If anything in it is useful to you, use
it; if anything is not, never give it a second thought." --Michael Joseph Gross
About The Author
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth
century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. He was a
Fellow and Tutor in English literature at Oxford University until 1954 when he
was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at
Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. His major
contributions in literary criticism, children's literature, fantasy literature,
and popular theology brought him international renown and acclaim. He wrote more
than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue
to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and
popular accomplishments include The Chronicles of Narnia, Out of the Silent
Planet, The Four Loves, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere Christianity.
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