Cover of Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis

Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis

All his life, C.S. Lewis possessed a spirit of individuality. An atheist from childhood, he became a Christian as an adult and eventually gained international acclaim as a respected theologian. Far from being a staid theologian, Lewis exhibited a refined sense of humor in his letters, essays, speeches, and books. It was this humor which broke down a pastoral barrier with his readers allowing him to effectively touch so many lives.

Subject
biography
Genre
humor
Themes
christianreligion
Setting
20th centuryengland
Audience
adult
Length
long · 422 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Most Reluctant Convert: C. S. Lewis's Journey to Faith Shares nonfiction, biography, christian
  2. In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart: Hope for the Hurting Shares christian, nonfiction, faith
  3. C.S. Lewis: A Biography Shares biography, nonfiction, lewis
  4. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life Shares nonfiction, christian, biography

“People who read Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Not a Tame Lion: The Spiritual Legacy of C.S. Lewis
  2. Smoke on the Mountain: An Interpretation of the Ten Commandments
  3. Essays Presented to Charles Williams
  4. A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy

“If you want more of the same (biography about christian), start with these.”

  1. Latin Letters of C.S. Lewis
  2. Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife: My Story of Finding Hope after Domestic Abuse
  3. I Surrender All: Rebuilding a Marriage Broken by Pornography
  4. Meet Mrs. Smith: My Adventures with Six Kids, One Rockstar Husband, and a Heart to Fight Poverty

“If it was the christian that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. The Drop Box: How 500 Abandoned Babies, an Act of Compassion, and a Movie Changed My Life Forever
  2. Faith Like Potatoes: The Story of a Farmer Who Risked Everything for God
  3. The Weight of Mercy: A Novice Pastor on the City Streets
  4. A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy and Triumph

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Meditations Before Mass
  2. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  3. Core Christianity: Finding Yourself in God's Story
  4. God and the World: A Conversation with Peter Seewald