TY  - BOOK
AU  - Selby,Gary S.
TI  - Pursuing an earthy spirituality: C.S. Lewis and incarnational faith 
SN  - 9780830872770
AV  - BV4511 
U1  - 248.4 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Downers Grove, IL
PB  - IVP Academic
KW  - Lewis, C. S.
KW  - Spiritual formation
KW  - Theological anthropology
KW  - Christianity
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction: "red beef and strong beer" -- An inconsolable secret: our longing for joy -- Not safe, but good: God as the glad creator -- This bleak fantasy: negative spirituality and the Christian life -- A new kind of consciousness: the alternative to negative spirituality -- Very far inside: spirituality and the life of virtue -- Retinas and palates: spirituality and the earthy life -- Those we have hitherto avoided: spirituality and the other -- The beginning of all things: spirituality and the life of hope -- Conclusion: the joy of the Lord is my strength
N2  - "Engaging the writings of C. S. Lewis, Gary Selby contends that spiritual formation comes about not by retreating from the physical world but through deeper engagement with it. By considering themes such as our human embodiment, our sense of awareness in our everyday experiences, and the role of our human agency, Selby demonstrates that an earthy spirituality can be a robust spirituality"--
ER  -