In his memoir Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis gives the name “joy” to the longing ache that accompanies a particularly striking encounter with beauty or goodness. Distinguishing it from both […]
Move over, Mr. Tumnus. There’s a new faun in town to vie for the hearts of readers of fantastical fiction. In A Green and Ancient Light, Frederic S. Durbin portrays […]
Worth Reading is An Unexpected Journal’s book recommendations column. Each issue we highlight a few titles, related to that issue’s theme, that are recommended by AUJ staff, contributors, or readers. […]
When C.S. Lewis was asked in 1944 to write the preface for a new edition of St. Athanasius’ foundational 4th-century book On the Incarnation, Lewis felt it was important to […]
