The Major and the Missionary - Glyer, Diana Pavlac
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After the death of his brother, Warren Lewis lived at The Kilns in Oxford, edited his famous brother's letters, and did a little writing of his own. Then he got a letter from a stranger on the far side of the world. Over the years that followed, he and Blanche Biggs, a missionary in Papua New Guinea, shared a vibrant correspondence. These conversations encompassed their views on faith, their politics, their humor, the legacy of C. S. Lewis, and their own trials and longings. Their letters paint a colorful portrait that illuminates not only the particulars of distant times and places, but the intimate contours of a rare friendship.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
After the death of his brother, Warren Lewis lived at The Kilns in Oxford, edited his famous brother's letters, and did a little writing of his own. Then he got a letter from a stranger on the far side of the world. Over the years that followed, he and Blanche Biggs, a missionary in Papua New Guinea, shared a vibrant correspondence. These conversations encompassed their views on faith, their politics, their humor, the legacy of C. S. Lewis, and their own trials and longings. Their letters paint a colorful portrait that illuminates not only the particulars of distant times and places, but the intimate contours of a rare friendship.
Autorenporträt
Diana Pavlac Glyer teaches in the Honors College at Azusa Pacific University. She is an award-winning author whose work focuses on C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. The Company They Keep (2007) offers an in-depth account of the Inklings and shows how encouragement, praise, criticism, and conflict shaped their fellowship and their books. Bandersnatch (2015) explains what we can learn about creativity and collaboration from their example.