The Oxford Inklings(Updated) Their Lives, Writings, Ideas, and Influence by ColinDuriez Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2015 by Lion Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-7459-5634-3, ISBN: 0-7459-5634-3
"A unique account of one of history's most intriguing literary groups, which will find itself on the reading list of every serious Tolkien, Lewis, or Inkling fanThe Inklings were an influential group, along the lines of the Lake Poets or the Bloomsbury Group. Acclaimed author Colin Duriez explores their lives, their writings, their ideas, and, crucially, the influence they had on each other. Examining the clear purpose behind the group w ..."
C.S. Lewis(1st Edition) A Biography of Friendship by ColinDuriez Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2013 by Lion Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-7459-5587-2, ISBN: 0-7459-5587-8
"An Oxford student of C.S. Lewis's said he found his new tutor interesting, and was told by J.R.R. Tolkien: "Interesting? Yes, he's certainly that. You'll never get to the bottom of him." You can learn a great deal about people by their friends and nowhere is this more true than in the case of C.S. Lewis, the remarkable academic, author, populariser of faith - and creator of Narnia. He lost his mother early in life, and became estranged ..."
J. R. R. Tolkien(Updated) The Making of a Legend by ColinDuriez Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2012 by Lion Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-7459-5514-8, ISBN: 0-7459-5514-2
"Long before the successful The Lord of the Rings films, J.R.R. Tolkien's creations, imagination, and characters had captured the attention of millions of readers. But who was the man who dreamt up the intricate languages and perfectly crafted world of Middle-earth? Tolkien had a difficult life, for many years: orphaned and poor, his guardian forbad him to communicate with the woman he had fallen in love with, and he went through the hor ..."
AD 33 The Year That Changed the World by ColinDuriez Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2008 by The History Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-3976-8, ISBN: 0-7509-3976-1
"AD 33 was the year when an obscure religious teacher died a criminal's death in an outpost of the Roman Empire, an event which had world-changing consequences in the form of the beginnings of Christianity. What was the world like in that momentous year? In this breathtaking book, events in the Roman Empire and beyond are covered in order to obtain a picture of the historical setting of the year of Christ's death."
Francis Schaeffer(Reprint) An Authentic Life by ColinDuriez Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2015 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-5223-6, ISBN: 1-4335-5223-X
"A monumental work that draws on specially collected oral history to fully portray the person, work, and teaching of one of the most important figures in modern Christianity. Nearly twenty-five years after his death, Francis Schaeffer's impact as one of the foremost shapers of modern Christianity still reverberates within the church and contemporary culture. A pastor, apologist, best-selling author, and activist whose work and ministry r ..."
Tolkien and C.S. Lewis(1st Edition) The Gift of Friendship by ColinDuriez Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2003 by Paulist Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58768-026-7, ISBN: 1-58768-026-2
"Both Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are literary superstars, known around the world as the creators of Middle-earth and Narnia. But few of their readers and fans know about the important and complex friendship between Tolkien and his fellow Oxford academic C.S. Lewis. Without the persistent encouragement of his friend, Tolkien would never have completed The Lord of the Rings. This great tale, along with the connected matter of The Silmarillion, ..."
J.R.R. Tolkien(Updated) (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts) by ColinDuriez Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2018 by Rydon Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-910821-26-8, ISBN: 1-910821-26-8
"The authoritative exploration of the man behind Middle Earth. From Tolkien's Bletchley Park connection to the `publishing risk' of The Lord of the Rings, this latest addition to the Amazing & Extraordinary series explores J.R.R.Tolkien's inventiveness, the sources of his inspiration and the fellowship of his fan base."
The A-Z of C.S. Lewis(Updated) An Encyclopaedia of His Life, Thought, and Writings by ColinDuriez Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2013 by Lion Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-7459-5586-5, ISBN: 0-7459-5586-X
"Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis's death, this complete guide covers all of Lewis' works, from his literary criticism to NarniaC. S. Lewis's work is widely known and regarded, but enthusiasts are often only aware of one part of his work—his children's stories and his popular theology; and yet he wrote so much more, including science fiction and literary criticism. This volume brings together all aspects of ..."
"Are you traveling to Narnia? No matter if this is your first visit to C. S. Lewis's wonderful fantasy world or if you've been there many times, you'll want to bring along this handy companion to the landscape and inhabitants of Narnia, including an A-to-Z guide to characters, places, objects and events. From Narnia expert Colin Duriez you'll learn more about the mind behind Narnia how Narnia relates to other imaginative worlds and chi ..."
Bedeviled(1st Edition) Lewis, Tolkien and the Shadow of Evil by ColinDuriez Paperback, 235 Pages, Published 2015 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3417-4, ISBN: 0-8308-3417-6
"The battle between good and evil—in both the seen and unseen worlds—was as clearly at play in the era of C.S. Lewis and his friends in the Oxford literary group, the Inklings, as in our own era. Some of the members of the Inklings carried physical and psychological scars from World War One which led them to deeply consider the problem of evil during the dark era of World War Two. Were they alive today, their view of a spiritual conflic ..."
"There have been dozens of books on the Potter phenomenon, but this title is the first to take the works seriously as modern classic and place them not only in the tradition of children's literature but in the broader tradition of Western ..."
AD 33(1st Edition) The Year that Changed the World by ColinDuriez Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2007 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3396-2, ISBN: 0-8308-3396-X
"How did Jesus shape history? In A.D. 33 an obscure religious teacher died a criminal's death in a distant outpost of the Roman Empire. Yet this was an event with world-changing consequences. What was the world like in that momentous year? Colin Duriez's compelling book brings to life events in the Roman Empire and beyond. As we look back on that remarkable year, we can see from the perspective of world history that it was dominated by ..."
"A refreshingly unique look at this extraordinary man, this biography chronologically reconstructs both Lewis's professional and daily lives in astonishing detail, from his childhood in Northern Ireland and his participation in World War I to friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien at Oxford and his professorship at Cambridge. More than 100 sidebars offer little-known trivia tidbits on the more personal side of Lewis, and cover such topics as the ..."
The C. S. Lewis Chronicles by ColinDuriez Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Darton Longman And Todd ISBN-13: 978-0-232-52646-2, ISBN: 0-232-52646-X
"C S Lewis (1898-1963) is known around the world for his beloved and classic series "The Chronicles of Narnia", which includes "The Lion", the "Witch and the Wardrobe". One of the greatest writers and thinkers of modern times, he was an eminent scholar, who taught at Oxford and Cambridge, and was a close friend of J R R Tolkien. "The C S Lewis Chronicles" takes a refreshingly different and highly illuminating approach to the life, though ..."
The J. R. R. Tolkien Handbook(1st Edition) A Concise Guide to His Life, Writings, and World of Middle-Earth by ColinDuriez, Brian Sibley Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2002 by Baker Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-3014-7, ISBN: 0-8010-3014-5
"J. R. R. Tolkien created an entire fantasy world-complete with its own history, languages, geography, and literature. Readers are quickly caught up in orcs and hobbits, ents, elvin lords, and hundreds of other fascinating and often complex characters who inhabit this magical place. But what are readers to do when they can't remember who Amras was, where in Middle-earth Caras Galadon can be found, or what one might expect to see in the H ..."
The C.S. Lewis Encyclopedia(1st Edition) A Complete Guide to His Life, Thought , and Writings by ColinDuriez Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2000 by Inspirational Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88486-318-2, ISBN: 0-88486-318-2
"The author of this book has laid out in an easy-to-follow encyclopedic format essential information on Lewis's life, relationships, and beliefs, as well as the main themes and characters in his work."
The C.S. Lewis Encyclopedia(1st Edition) A Complete Guide to His Life, Thought, and Writings by ColinDuriez Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2000 by Crossway Books ISBN-13: 978-1-58134-136-2, ISBN: 1-58134-136-9
"Who was Prince Caspian? What were C. S. Lewis's views on pain? Who were his close friends? What did he say about the imagination? Explore the world of the twentieth century's greatest popularizer of the Christian faith. C. S. Lewis was one of the foremost writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. His unique ability to combine reasoning and imagination--capturing your mind and taking you into a richer world of thought and experience ..."
The C.S. Lewis Handbook(1st Edition) A Comprehensive Guide to His Life, Thought and Writings by ColinDuriez Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1996 by Texas Bookman ISBN-13: 978-1-85424-013-2, ISBN: 1-85424-013-7
"The C.S. Lewis Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to His Life, Thought and Writings"
Bedeviled Lewis, Tolkien and the Shadow of Evil by ColinDuriez 235 Pages, Published 2015 by Intervarsity Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-9812-1, ISBN: 0-8308-9812-3
"... to cast aside The Screwtape Letters, now free of putting himself within the
reverse perspective of hell's agents upon ordinary human life The letters had
been very firmly focused on someone who appeared rather nondescript, as we
saw—the young man who gets caught up in war An invitation for a story a
number of years later from America's Saturday Evening Post gave him an
opportunity to return briefly to Screwtape's view of the wo ..."
A Guide to Middle Earth Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings by ColinDuriez 316 Pages, Published 2013 by The History Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-9562-0, ISBN: 0-7524-9562-3
"The collection was important for introducing devotees of The Lord of the Rings‡
to the wider range of Tolkien's writings. ... The new edition of 1988 adds a poem
written to C.S. Lewis,‡ 'Mythopoeia',‡ incorporating ideas about the ... after the
breakup of their Fellowship, up to the beginning of a great darkness† from
Mordor* and the start of the War of the Ring. ... The book is divided into four parts,
three of which are devoted t ..."