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Adult Bible Study Offerings
Sundays (9:00 am - 9:45 am) - Summer
Recess begins 6/21/09
Wednesday Mornings (10:00 am - 11:00
am) - Led by Betty Curnow (Summer
Recess begins 6/17/09)
Beginning Wednesday Evenings (7:30 pm - 9:00 pm) - Led by Irene Ritz (Summer Recess begins 6/10/09)
Summer Reading for Adult Study beginning Wednesday, Sept.
16th, 2009 - "The Chronicles of Narnia"
I've researched prices on the internet and
book stores and found ChristianBooks.com to be the least expensive. Suggestions
for the series follows:
"The Complete Chronicles of Narnia", 7 Volumes in 1 (color illustrations)
By: C.S. Lewis
More in Chronicles of Narnia Series
HarperCollins Narnia / 2000 / Hardcover
Retail Price: $50.00
CBD Price: $34.99
You Save $15.01 (30%)
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Product Description
The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readers over the
last fifty years, and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis's
immortal prose have left many a lasting memory. For here is a world
where a witch decrees eternal winter; where there are more talking
animals than people; and where battles are fought by Centaurs, Giants,
and Fauns.
Now all seven Chronicles are bound together in one magnificent volume
with a personal introduction by Douglas Gresham, stepson of C.S. Lewis.
Moreover, Pauline Baynes' original and much-loved illustrations have
been made even more memorable by the addition of color. This spectacular
gift edition will guarantee that C.S. Lewis's timeless world will catch
the imagination of yet another generation of readers.
Product Information
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 528
Vendor: HarperCollins Narnia
Publication Date: 2000
Dimensions: 11 X 8.5 (inches)
ISBN: 0060281375
ISBN-13: 9780060281373
Availability: In Stock
Series: Chronicles of Narnia
Or Audio Cassette:
Chronicles of Narnia - Audiobook on Cassette
By: C.S. Lewis
More in Chronicles of Narnia Series
HarperCollins Narnia / 1994 / Cassette
Retail Price: $50.00
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Or Paperbacks:
The Chronicles of Narnia: 7-Volume Slipcased
Softcover Set
C.S. Lewis
Retail Price: $45.00
CBD Price: $29.99
( In Stock )
Begin reading now! Adult Study will start, Wednesday Sept. 16th.
Greeting Everyone in the name of Christ!
We are beginning a very exciting adult study right now! Well… as
soon as you get your books and begin reading! On the opposite page you
will see I’ve collected some samples of the “Chronicles of
Narnia” books/cassettes. I found the least expensive prices were
from “ChristianBook.com”. The choice is yours on how and
what you want to use for the reading of the novels. Gosh! There is even
the library!
If you have questions or would like some help, please call me. There
are 7 books/stories in total. So let’s get started! We’ll
begin the study in the fall using a study guide that we will provide.
We will not be reading the novels as we go along, they really should
be read ahead of time. I’m guessing, if you are familiar with them
from having previously read them, or even watching the movies, you should
have no problem participating in the study.
Irene
Ritz
Background:
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children
and is considered a classic of children's literature. Written between
1949 and 1954 and illustrated by Pauline Baynes, the series is Lewis's
most popular work having sold over 100 million copies in forty-one languages
(Kelly 2006) (Guthmann 2005). It has been adapted several times, complete
or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema. The series has
been published in several different orders, and the preferred reading
order for the series is often debated among fans; Douglas Gresham has
stated that Lewis preferred that they be read in "Narnian chronology",
not the order in which they were published (Drennan 1999).
The books contain Christian ideas made easily accessible to young readers.
They are not pedantic, however, and their richness of adventure, color,
and ideas has made them favorites of children and adults, Christians
and non-Christians. In addition to Christian themes, Lewis also borrows
characters from Greek and Roman mythology as well as traditional British
and Irish fairy tales.
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly
referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family
as Jack, was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist,
lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is also known for his fiction,
especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space
Trilogy.
Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord
of the Rings. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty
at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known
as the "Inklings". According to his memoir Surprised by Joy,
Lewis had been baptized in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away
from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien
and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis returned to Christianity,
becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England".
His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio
broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.
In 1956, he married the American writer Joy Gresham (17 years his junior),
who died four years later after a long battle against cancer. She was
only 45 years old.
Lewis himself died three years later following a heart attack, one week
before what would have been his 65th birthday. Media coverage of his
death was minimal, as he died on 22 November 1963 - the same day that
President Kennedy of the United States of America was assassinated.
Lewis's works have been translated into more than 30 languages and have
sold millions of copies over the years. The books that comprise The Chronicles
of Narnia have sold the most and have been popularized on stage, in TV,
in radio, and in cinema.