--- product_id: 54222296 title: "The Weight of Glory: A Collection of Lewis' Most Moving Addresses" price: "€ 26.75" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/54222296-the-weight-of-glory-a-collection-of-lewis-most-moving store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # 9 timeless sermons 4.7⭐ from 2,095 reviews WWII era insights The Weight of Glory: A Collection of Lewis' Most Moving Addresses **Price:** € 26.75 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Elevate your mind and soul with Lewis’s legendary sermons—don’t miss the wisdom shaping generations! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Weight of Glory: A Collection of Lewis' Most Moving Addresses - **How much does it cost?** € 26.75 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/54222296-the-weight-of-glory-a-collection-of-lewis-most-moving) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Highly Acclaimed and Widely Loved:** Join over 2,000 readers who rate this collection 4.7 stars for its life-changing impact. - • **Timeless Wisdom for Modern Leaders:** Navigate today's complexities with Lewis’s sharp, enduring sermons from WWII. - • **Cultivate a Sense of Belonging and Purpose:** Discover profound reflections on membership, democracy, and spiritual identity that resonate today. - • **Deep Spiritual Insight Meets Intellectual Rigor:** Challenge your thinking and enrich your faith with essays that demand active reflection. - • **Exclusive Collection of Lewis’s Most Moving Addresses:** Includes iconic sermons like 'The Weight of Glory' and 'Transposition'—a must-read for thought leaders. ## Overview This collection features nine of C.S. Lewis’s most powerful sermons delivered during World War II, offering timeless reflections on faith, courage, and society. Praised for its intellectual depth and spiritual clarity, 'The Weight of Glory' includes seminal essays like 'Transposition' and 'Membership,' making it essential reading for anyone seeking profound insight into Christian theology and human experience. ## Description Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses show the beloved author and theologian bringing hope and courage in a time of great doubt. Addressing some of the most difficult issues we face in our day-to-day lives, C.S. Lewis’s ardent and timeless words provide an unparalleled path to greater spiritual understanding. Considered by many to be Lewis’s finest sermon of all, and his most moving address, ‘The Weight of Glory’ extols a compassionate vision of Christianity an dincludes lucid and compelling discussions on faith. Also included in this volume are "Transposition," "On Forgiveness," "Why I Am Not a Pacifist," and "Learning in War-Time". Review: Lucid insights that excite - C. S. Lewis's books often are not an easy read, not because his language is difficult but because it requires concentration and active thinking in order to keep up with his logic and line of arguments. His books often offer refreshing perspectives which are counter-intuitive at first sight, and sink in only upon further mediation. This book is no difference. His observations are sharp and the essays are so well-argued that make the conclusions inevitable. In other words, C S Lewis is persuasive. The way how he writes makes his works very quotable and in turn memorable for us. In this book, Lewis did not shy away from controversies of his time but confronted them head on. His skills rest not only in taking apart and in turn illuminate the questions asked, but also to argue eloquently with conviction from his heart. This is what makes Lewis so compelling to read. In arguing learning in war-time, he says, among other things, "the learned life then, is, for some, a duty." (p.59) Why? "[The learned life] has indirect values which are especially important today... To be ignorant and simple now - not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground - would be to throw down our weapons, and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defence but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered. .. Most of all, perhaps, we need intimate knowledge of the past... A man who has lived in many places is not likely to be deceived by the local errors of his native village; the scholar has lived in many times and is therefore in some degree immune from the great cataract of nonsense that pours from the press and the microphone of his own age." (p. 58-59) This sense of mission in learning is broader than personal gain in the labour market, is it not? And in every age, we need someone like Lewis to help us see through the deceptions of the day. Is this not true also? Our world has gotten more confusing , if anything. I find often there is timeliness in Lewis' arguments. I like his directness in addressing issues, for example, on hell and heaven. Rightly said. He makes bold statements that we may not dare to utter these days, but they are truths that we should know. The one essay that has stood out for me from this collection is Membership. What he says about membership is not new if you read the Bible. What is unusual in his skill is in how he crystalises the concept so precisely. The concept of members of a club has been diluted to mean units, which has only quantitative impact on the club. However, the biblical concept of members is that members occupy structural position, such that, 'If you subtract any one member, you have not simply reduced the family in number, you have inflicted an injury on its structure.' (p. 164-165) That's what is wrong in today's society, while in contrast God offers us an identity'in the structure of the eternal cosmos for which we were designed or invented' (p.173)) Isn't that exciting? Let me indulge one more of my highlights from this book: "I believe in political equality. But there are two opposite reasons for being a democrat. You may think all men so good that they deserve a share in the government of the commonwealth, and so wise that the commonwealth needs their advice. That is, in my opinion, the false, romantic doctrine of democracy. On the other hand, you may believe fallen men to be so wicked that not one of them can be trusted with any irresponsible power over this fellows. That I believe to be the true ground of democracy.' (p. 168) Therefore democracy / equality is medicine for its protective function; it is needed because the society is sick. The corollary is that if the society is not sick, we don't need democracy. But the error of the day is that it is pursued as if it is nutritious food intrinsic for our health, rather than being the medicine that perhaps we should loathe the fact that we need it in the first place. If these highlights grip you and excite you, then there are a lot more in this book which you should turn to read and claim them as your own. Review: A glorious work - We are so lucky when we come across that rare book that affects us so deeply it actually makes a difference to how we see life, which in turn affects how we end up living our lives, and 'The Weight Of Glory' is one of those treasures. This collection of essays is a formidable work, the 'Transposition' chapter alone is worthy of the Nobel Prize as it illuminates a human experience that has only recently been confirmed to be the case by psychologists 70 years after CS Lewis described it. In 'Transposition', Lewis persuades us that the spiritual realm, being infinitely richer than the terrestrial, cannot be fully apprehended by human experience which rests on a relatively poor sensual apparatus. Thus complex spiritual events collapse into familiar sense data, joy is felt as a flutter in the stomach, elation as a feeling faint and so on. Thus the mystic’s representation of spiritual things in erotic poetry does not, as Freudians think, demonstrate the sexual root of mysticism, but the inability of our organism to fully represent a transcendent reality and having to rely on the nearest-fit images. Of course, Lewis puts it fantastically well, with beautiful analogies – the widow and her child in a windowless cell – the flat-landers, etc. The book is aimed at Christians, but the chapter 'Transposition' needs to be read by anyone who has a sense of the numinous, and if you lack that sense, Lewis’s words might kindle it into flames for you. The chapter 'Membership' is also a masterpiece where Lewis’s genius shines through. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 221,872 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 26 in Christian Sermons 141 in Anglicanism 1,309 in Inspirational Spirituality (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,095 Reviews | ## Images ![The Weight of Glory: A Collection of Lewis' Most Moving Addresses - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71CFyD+ua9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lucid insights that excite *by T***E on 10 August 2016* C. S. Lewis's books often are not an easy read, not because his language is difficult but because it requires concentration and active thinking in order to keep up with his logic and line of arguments. His books often offer refreshing perspectives which are counter-intuitive at first sight, and sink in only upon further mediation. This book is no difference. His observations are sharp and the essays are so well-argued that make the conclusions inevitable. In other words, C S Lewis is persuasive. The way how he writes makes his works very quotable and in turn memorable for us. In this book, Lewis did not shy away from controversies of his time but confronted them head on. His skills rest not only in taking apart and in turn illuminate the questions asked, but also to argue eloquently with conviction from his heart. This is what makes Lewis so compelling to read. In arguing learning in war-time, he says, among other things, "the learned life then, is, for some, a duty." (p.59) Why? "[The learned life] has indirect values which are especially important today... To be ignorant and simple now - not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground - would be to throw down our weapons, and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defence but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered. .. Most of all, perhaps, we need intimate knowledge of the past... A man who has lived in many places is not likely to be deceived by the local errors of his native village; the scholar has lived in many times and is therefore in some degree immune from the great cataract of nonsense that pours from the press and the microphone of his own age." (p. 58-59) This sense of mission in learning is broader than personal gain in the labour market, is it not? And in every age, we need someone like Lewis to help us see through the deceptions of the day. Is this not true also? Our world has gotten more confusing , if anything. I find often there is timeliness in Lewis' arguments. I like his directness in addressing issues, for example, on hell and heaven. Rightly said. He makes bold statements that we may not dare to utter these days, but they are truths that we should know. The one essay that has stood out for me from this collection is Membership. What he says about membership is not new if you read the Bible. What is unusual in his skill is in how he crystalises the concept so precisely. The concept of members of a club has been diluted to mean units, which has only quantitative impact on the club. However, the biblical concept of members is that members occupy structural position, such that, 'If you subtract any one member, you have not simply reduced the family in number, you have inflicted an injury on its structure.' (p. 164-165) That's what is wrong in today's society, while in contrast God offers us an identity'in the structure of the eternal cosmos for which we were designed or invented' (p.173)) Isn't that exciting? Let me indulge one more of my highlights from this book: "I believe in political equality. But there are two opposite reasons for being a democrat. You may think all men so good that they deserve a share in the government of the commonwealth, and so wise that the commonwealth needs their advice. That is, in my opinion, the false, romantic doctrine of democracy. On the other hand, you may believe fallen men to be so wicked that not one of them can be trusted with any irresponsible power over this fellows. That I believe to be the true ground of democracy.' (p. 168) Therefore democracy / equality is medicine for its protective function; it is needed because the society is sick. The corollary is that if the society is not sick, we don't need democracy. But the error of the day is that it is pursued as if it is nutritious food intrinsic for our health, rather than being the medicine that perhaps we should loathe the fact that we need it in the first place. If these highlights grip you and excite you, then there are a lot more in this book which you should turn to read and claim them as your own. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A glorious work *by H***G on 7 December 2021* We are so lucky when we come across that rare book that affects us so deeply it actually makes a difference to how we see life, which in turn affects how we end up living our lives, and 'The Weight Of Glory' is one of those treasures. This collection of essays is a formidable work, the 'Transposition' chapter alone is worthy of the Nobel Prize as it illuminates a human experience that has only recently been confirmed to be the case by psychologists 70 years after CS Lewis described it. In 'Transposition', Lewis persuades us that the spiritual realm, being infinitely richer than the terrestrial, cannot be fully apprehended by human experience which rests on a relatively poor sensual apparatus. Thus complex spiritual events collapse into familiar sense data, joy is felt as a flutter in the stomach, elation as a feeling faint and so on. Thus the mystic’s representation of spiritual things in erotic poetry does not, as Freudians think, demonstrate the sexual root of mysticism, but the inability of our organism to fully represent a transcendent reality and having to rely on the nearest-fit images. Of course, Lewis puts it fantastically well, with beautiful analogies – the widow and her child in a windowless cell – the flat-landers, etc. The book is aimed at Christians, but the chapter 'Transposition' needs to be read by anyone who has a sense of the numinous, and if you lack that sense, Lewis’s words might kindle it into flames for you. The chapter 'Membership' is also a masterpiece where Lewis’s genius shines through. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very pleased but confused. *by M***N on 14 June 2023* Why have I received an email saying I will be refunded for this book? It is great and brand new. I did not return the book. I have it in my possession and I very pleased with it. Do not give me a refund. I did not request one. The email to me states you have the book. Impossible!! I still have it. 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