I was assigned this book for a college course and was greatly surprised at its quality. Blamires had C.S. Lewis as a tutor, and I've read some of Lewis's writings and have found them to be above average but not particularly special (many people do find his works special of course). Blamires, on the other hand, I find to be very unique - his book is top quality and very helpful. I'm surprised this isn't a very popular book,...
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Here is a book which I can unreservedly recommend to anyone who is currently thinking about how they should think. Of course, Blamires (pronounced "the choirs") is addressing himself mainly to the Christian reader, but ALL readers can benefit from this exclusively Christian author who is honest enough to begin his book with the words... "There is no longer a Christian mind." If you have ever wondered why Christian "thought"...
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I was introduced to Blamires from his work on James Joyce's Ulysses. I figured anyone that could bring the clarity he did to Joyce's work is worth reading. I was not disappointed.Blamires work is a self-examination. Throughout the book, I found myself saying; "That's me." I remember a reporter asking Mother Theresa why she bothered with people that are only going to be dead in a few hours. Without a blink, she answered,...
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BLAMIRES, LIKE HIS TUTOR C. S. LEWIS, HAS A WONDERFUL KNACK FOR DEFINING & THEN CONFRONTING HIS SUBJECT. THE FIRST 1/2 OF HIS BOOK SUPORTS HIS MAIN HYPOTHESIS: "THERE IS NO LONGER A CHRISTIAN MIND". THERE IS A CHRISTIAN ETHIC & A CHRISTIAN WORSHIP, BUT THERE IS NO LONGER A CHRISTIAN MIND WHICH IS GIVEN SERIOUS CONSIDERATION IN THE MARKETPLACE OF INTELLIGENT THINKING. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CHRISTIAN MIND HAS LOST IT'S DISTINCTION...
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