{"product_id":"9781573832687","title":"The Taste For The Other","description":"\"A deeply meditated study of C.S. Lewis as a social philosopher. It does him good service. Avoiding unnecesaary biographical data, Meilaender concentrates rigoursly on Lewis' writings in an attempt to 'get at the heart of [his] vision of human community and his understanding of morality' . . . A discriminating work with an intricate structure well suited to the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Modern Language Review\u003cp\u003e\"Meilaender's first-class scholarly study of Lewis's social and ethical thought is also a fine commentary on his anthropology . . . A well-written interpretation of the man who has probably had more influence on the theology of thoughtful Christians in the twentieth century than all the church's professional theologians.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meilaender is a master exegete and critic of Lewis' dialectical vision in all its rich concreteness . . . This work must now stand as our best guide to Lewis's thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Christian Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkably complete look at Lewis's thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e-New Oxford Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Combining solid scholarship with literary imagination, Meilaender does what Lewis himself does: he fascinates readers and draws them unawares into serious thought and into reflection requiring a response. . . . A first-rate study of Lewis that can serve also as an introduction to a serious study of all of Lewis's works.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Religious Studies Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A book that has been needed for a long time. Meilaender brings to his study not only an in-depth knowledge of philosophy and theology but also a keen literary awareness. . . . A gracefully readable, luminously clear book.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Christianity and Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGILBERT MEILAENDER is the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Professor of Christian Ethics at Valparaiso University. His most recent book is Bioethics: A Primer for Christians (Eerdmans).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Regent College Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300943380720,"sku":"9781573832687","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781573832687_p0.jpg?v=1763778872","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781573832687","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}