God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics

God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics
by C. S. Lewis

God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics
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Book Summary Information

Author: C. S. Lewis
Editor: Walter Hooper
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-10
ISBN: 0802808689
Number of pages: 346
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Book Reviews of God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics

Book Review: A good collection, but not the best
Summary: 3 Stars

First, be aware that this collection was originally published in the UK under the title "Undeceptions - Essays on Theology and Ethics". Next, be aware that there is a UK Fontana paperback lurking about called "God in the Dock - Essays on Theology" that is substantially shorter than this collection. Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware).

Second, the reader should know that Lewis's shorter works were generally originally composed as speeches or as articles for periodicals. Various sets of them were collected and published in book form both during his life and after his death. Trying to determine what works are in what collections is difficult - most works appear in more than one collection, some works appear under more than one title, and some collections (including this one) appear under more than one title.

To aid readers, in this review I've listed the works in this collection, with notes indicating other collections they have appeared in. Where a work has appeared under more than one title, I give both titles separated by a slash.

Table of Contents:

"Answers to Questions on Christianity" (1), (2), (3)

"Before We Can Communicate" (3), (4)

"Behind the Scenes" (3), (5)

"Bulverism: or The Foundation of Twentieth Century Thought" (3), (4), (6)

"Christian Apologetics" (1), (2), (3), (6)

"Cross-Examination" / "I was Decided Upon" & "Heaven, Earth and Outer Space" (1), (3), (5)

"Dangers of National Repentance" (1), (3), (5)

"Delinquents in the Snow" (3), (5)

"Dogma and the Universe" / "Dogma and the Universe" & "Dogma and Science" (1), (3)

"Evil and God" (3), (5)

"First and Second Things" (3), (4), (6)

"God in the Dock" / "Difficulties in Presenting the Christian Faith to Unbelievers" (1), (3)

"'Horrid Red Things'" (1), (3), (4), (6)

"Is Progress Possible?"

"Is Theism Important?" (2), (3), (6)

"Man or Rabbit?" (1), (3)

"Meditation in a Toolshed" (3), (4), (6)

"Meditation on the Third Commandment" (3), (5)

"Miracles" (1), (3)

"Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation of Prayer Book Language" (3), (5)

"Modern Translations of the Bible" (1), (3), (4), (6)

"Must Our Image of God Go?" (3)

"Myth Became Fact" (1), (3)

"On the Reading of Old Books" (1), (3), (4)

"On the Transmission of Christianity" (3), (4)

"Priestesses in the Church" (3)

"Rejoinder to Dr. Pittenger" (2)

"Religion and Science" (1), (3)

"Religion Without Dogma?" / "A Christian Reply to Professor Price" (1), (2), (3), (6)

"Revival or Decay?" (3), (4)

"Scraps" (1), (3), (5)

"Some Thoughts" (1), (3), (4), (6)

"The Decline of Religion" (1), (3), (4), (6)

"The Founding of the Oxford Socratic Club" (2), (3)

"The Grand Miracle" (1), (3)

"The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment" (3), (4), (6)

"The Laws of Nature" (1), (3)

"The Pains of Animals" (2), (3)

"The Sermon and the Lunch" (1), (3), (4)

"'The Trouble With "X" ...'" (1), (3)

"Two Lectures" (3), (4)

"Two Ways With the Self" (1), (3), (5)

"Vivisection" (1), (3), (4), (6)

"We Have No 'Right to Happiness'" (3)

"What are We to Make of Jesus Christ?" (1), (3)

"What Christmas Means to Me" (1), (3), (5)

"Work and Prayer" (1), (3)

"XMas and Christmas: A Lost Chapter from Herodotus" (3), (4), (6)

Notes:

(1) also published in "The Grand Miracle, and Other Selected Essays on Theology and Ethics"

(2) also published in "Timeless at Heart: Essays on Theology"

(3) also published in "Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces"

(4) also published in "First and Second Things: Essays on Theology and Ethics"

(5) also published in "Christian Reunion and Other Essays"

(6) also published in "Compelling Reason"

Recommendations:

If you are interested in Lewis's shorter works, my best advice is to get "Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces", which, as of the time of this writing, is available from Amazon UK but not Amazon US. That collection consists of about 130 short works by Lewis. The works in that collection are mostly, but not exclusively, Christian.

If your interest in Lewis's shorter works is restricted to those on Christianity, and your budget or enthusiasm does not run to "Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces", then my second-best advice is to get any or all of the following (they don't overlap significantly, and between them they include most of Lewis's shorter Christian writings):

"God in the Dock - Essays on Theology and Ethics"

"The World's Last Night and Other Essays"

"Christian Reflections"

"The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses"

Summary of God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics

This book by Lewis includes essays on theology and ethics. These essays were written over a 24 year period, and almost all of them are published here in book form for the first time. GOD IN THE DOCK contains 48 essays and 12 letters written by C. S. Lewis between 1940 and 1963 for a wide variety of publications.

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