Duriez, Colin,

Bedeviled : Lewis, Tolkien and the shadow of evil / Colin Duriez. - Downers Grove, Illinois IVP Books 2015 - 235 pages ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-225) and index.

Understanding evil during a time of war -- S. Lewis in wartime : the cosmic battle -- Devilry and the problem of hell : the screwtape letters -- Inklings in wartime : themes of spiritual conflict -- Images of the dark side : the Lord of the Rings -- Right and wrong as a clue to meaning : the problem of pain and mere Christianity -- Exploring what is wrong with the world : the cosmic trilogy -- The intersection of good and evil -- Progress and regress in the journey of life : the pilgrim's regress -- The divide between good and bad: Tolkien's leaf by Niggle and Lewis's the great divorce -- The power of change : the chronicles of Narnia -- Pain and love : the four loves, till we have faces and a grief observed -- Release from hell's snares : Lewis and the road out of the self to gain the self -- The way of goodness in the far country : Narnia and middle-earth.

9780830834174 (print)

2015006521


Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963 --Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 --Criticism and interpretation.


Inklings (Group of writers)
Good and evil in literature.
Literature and society--History--England--20th century.

PR478.I54 / D85 2015

820.9/00912 B