Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
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This beautifully conceived meditation on prayers and praying from beloved author and theologian C. S. Lewis was the final book he wrote.
In the form of warm, relaxed letters to a close friend, C. S. Lewis meditates on many puzzling questions concerning the intimate dialogue between man and God. He considers practical and metaphysical aspects of prayer, such as when we pray and where. He questions why we seek to inform God in our prayers if he is omniscient, whether there is an ideal form of prayer, and which of our many selves we show to God while praying. The concluding letter contains provocative thoughts about βliberal Christians,β the soul, and resurrection.
Lewis never intended for this book to instruct readers how to pray but rather wanted it to illuminate the purpose of prayer and what really happens when we take the time to communicate with our Heavenly Father.
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Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales mΓ‘s importantes del siglo veinte y podrΓa decirse que fue el escritor cristiano mΓ‘s influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de Literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno de la Universidad de Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de Literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad de Cambridge, cargo que desempeΓ±Γ³ hasta su jubilaciΓ³n. Sus contribuciones a la crΓtica literaria, la literatura infantil, la literatura fantΓ‘stica y la teologΓa popular le trajeron fama y aclamaciΓ³n a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribiΓ³ mΓ‘s de treinta libros, lo cual le permitiΓ³ llegar a un pΓΊblico amplΓsimo, y sus obras aΓΊn atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada aΓ±o. Entre sus mΓ‘s distinguidas y populares obras estΓ‘n Las crΓ³nicas de Narnia, Los cuatro amores, Cartas del diablo a su sobrino y Mero cristianismo.
Geoffrey Howard (a.k.a. Ralph Cosham) (1936β2014) was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles. His audiobook narrations were named βAudio Best of the Yearβ by Publishers Weekly, and he won seven AudioFile Earphones Awards, and in 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for Best Mystery Narration for his reading of Louise Pennyβs The Beautiful Mystery.
