- Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
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Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer is a book by C.S. Lewis posthumously published in 1964.[1] The book takes the form of a series of letters to a fictional friend, "Malcolm", in which Lewis meditates on prayer as an intimate dialogue between man and God. Beginning with a discussion of "corporate prayer" and the liturgical service, Lewis goes on to consider practical and metaphysical aspects of private prayer, such as when to pray and where, ready-made prayer, petitionary prayer, prayer as worship, penitential prayer, and prayer for the dead. The concluding letter discusses "liberal" Christians, the soul and resurrection.
Letters to Malcolm is generally thought to be one of Lewis's less successful books and differs from his other books on Christianity in that it poses a number of questions which Lewis does not attempt to answer. [2] Lewis moreover shows a reluctance to be as critical of radical theologians such as Alec Vidler and John Robinson as his imaginary friend Malcolm wants him to be.
Reference
- ^ C.S. Lewis. Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, Harvest Books, 1973 ISBN 015650880X ISBN 0-15-650880-X)
- ^ Alan Jacobs, The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S.Lewis, HarperSanFancisco ISBN 978-0-06-087269-4 ISBN 0-06-087269-1
Works by C. S. Lewis Poetry Spirits in Bondage (1919) · Dymer (1926) · Narrative Poems (1969) · The Collected Poems of C. S. Lewis (1994)Fiction The Pilgrim's Regress (1933) · The Screwtape Letters (1942) · The Great Divorce (1945) · Till We Have Faces (1956) · Screwtape Proposes a Toast (1959) · Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (1964) · Boxen (1985)Space TrilogyOut of the Silent Planet (1938) · Perelandra (1943) · That Hideous Strength (1945) · The Dark Tower (manuscript) (1977)The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) · Prince Caspian (1951) · The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) · The Silver Chair (1953) · The Horse and His Boy (1954) · The Magician's Nephew (1955) · The Last Battle (1956)Non-fiction 1930s1940sThe Problem of Pain (1940) · A Preface to Paradise Lost (1942) · The Abolition of Man (1943) · Beyond Personality (1944) · Miracles (1947) · Arthurian Torso (1948)1950sMere Christianity (1952) · English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama (1954) · Major British Writers, Vol I (1954) · De Descriptione Temporum. An Inaugural Lecture (1955) · Surprised by Joy (1955) · Reflections on the Psalms (1958)1960sThe Four Loves (1960) · Studies in Words (1960) · An Experiment in Criticism (1961) · A Grief Observed (1961) · They Asked for a Paper: Papers and Addresses (1962) · Selections from Layamon's Brut (1963) · The Discarded Image (1964) · Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature (1966) · Of Other Worlds (1966) · Spenser's Images of Life (1967) · Letters to an American Lady (1967) · Christian Reflections (1967) · Selected Literary Essays (1969)1970sGod in the Dock (2 volumes) (1970-1971)1980sThe Business Of Heaven (1984) · Present Concerns (1986)1990sAll My Road Before Me: The Diary of C. S. Lewis 1922–27 (1993)2000sEssay Collection: Literature, Philosophy and Short Stories (2000) · Essay Collection: Faith, Christianity and the Church (2000) · Collected Letters (Volume I: Family Letters 1905–1931 (2000) · Volume II: Books, Broadcasts and War 1931–1949 (2004) · Volume III: Narnia, Cambridge and Joy 1950–1963 (2007))Categories:- Christian studies books
- Books by C. S. Lewis
- Books published posthumously
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