An Experiment in Criticism
By: C.S. Lewis
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C.S. Lewis's classic analysis springs from the co…
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1. The Mind of the Maker
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.18
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing meditation on… read more
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- philosophy
- christian
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"To complain that man measures God by his own experience is a waste of time; man measures everything by his own experience; he has no other yardstick."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"The more genuinely creative [the writer] is, the more he will want his work to develop in accordance with its own nature, and to stand independent of himself"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"It will be sent that, although the writer's love is verily a jealous love, it is a jealousy for and not of his creatures. He will tolerate no interference either with them or between them and himself."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"The making of miracles to edification was as ardently admired by pious Victorians as it was sternly discouraged by Jesus of Nazareth. Not that the Victorians were unique in this respect. Modern write…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
2. Leaf by Niggle
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
4.26
Format: 22 pages, ebook
Leaf by Niggle is a short story about a painter who is working on a picture leaf by leaf. Niggle, t… read more
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- literature
- christian
"Feeria è meglio della sensazione che non ci sia niente al di là dell'usato mondo di tutti i giorni"-J.R.R. Tolkien, Leaf by Niggle
"He was going to learn about sheep, and the high pasturages, and look at a wider sky, and walk ever further and further towards the Mountains, always uphill. Beyond that I cannot guess what became of …"-J.R.R. Tolkien, Leaf by Niggle
3. Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis
By: Michael Ward
4.33
Format: 347 pages, Hardcover
For over half a century, scholars have laboured to show that C. S. Lewis's famed but apparently dis… read more
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- christian
- literature
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- books about books
- literary criticism
4. Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
By: Dorothy L. Sayers , None
3.56
Format: 304 pages,
"One of the first women to graduate from Oxford University, Dorothy Sayers pursued her goals whethe… read more
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- philosophy
- christian
- nonfiction
5. Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition
By: Karen Glass
4.36
Format: 224 pages,
The educators of ancient Greece and Rome gave the world a vision of what education should be. The m… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
6. Phantastes
By: George MacDonald
3.48
Format: 93 pages, Paperback
"I was dead, and right content," the narrator says in the penultimate chapter of Phantastes. C.S. L… read more
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- literature
- christian
7. The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends
By: Humphrey Carpenter
4.08
Format: 581 pages, Hardcover
During the 1930s at Oxford, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams met regularly to discu… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
8. An Experiment in Criticism
By: C.S. Lewis
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C.S. Lewis's classic analysis springs from the co… read more
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- nonfiction
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- books about books
- literary criticism
9. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes
4.02
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the cas… read more
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- christian
"That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean." "Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense?"-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
"But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary."…"-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
10. The Man Born to Be King: A Play-Cycle on the Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.14
Format: None pages,
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11. The Educated Imagination (Midland Books: No. 8)
By: Northrop Frye
3.18
Format: 159 pages,
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12. Mere Motherhood: Morning times, nursery rhymes, and my journey toward sanctification
By: Cindy Rollins
4.04
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
It was back in the 1980's when Cindy Rollins, then a new mom in search of the best ways to teach he… read more
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13. The King of the Golden River
By: John Ruskin , None
3.44
Format: 326 pages,
Little gem of Victorian literature, written in 1842 and published in 1851, tells a tale of the two … read more
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14. The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
By: Alan Jacobs
3.81
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in Am… read more
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15. Six Voices, One Story: The Heart of AmblesideOnline
By: AmblesideOnline Education Foundation
4.72
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
The AmblesideOnline Advisory began as a band of mothers who followed God and the vitalizing ideas o… read more
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- nonfiction
16. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
By: Cindy Rollins
4.75
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
17. The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind
By: Jason M. Baxter
4.51
Format: None pages, Audio CD
C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an auth… read more
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- literature
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- books about books
18. Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
By: Andrew Wilson
4.51
Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition
How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West With dizzyin… read more
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19. In Vital Harmony: Charlotte Mason and the Natural Laws of Education
By: Karen Glass
4.69
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
Charlotte Mason looked at the world and saw that it was governed by universal laws, such as the law… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
"One popular trend in education is to emphasize “STEM"-Karen Glass, In Vital Harmony: Charlotte Mason and the Natural Laws of Education
"Faith Is Required to Act upon an Idea. Miss Mason rejected the receptacle view of the mind and embraced the analogy that the mind is a living, spiritual entity that is hungry and must be fed in order…"-Karen Glass, In Vital Harmony: Charlotte Mason and the Natural Laws of Education
20. How to Read a Book: Advice for Christian Readers
By: Andrew David Naselli
4.56
Format: 106 pages, ebook
When people ask me what I do for a living, sometimes I reply, “I teach people how to read.” My paid… read more
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