Surprised by Joy
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Surprised by Joy is C. S. Lewis’s spiritual autobiography recounting his journey from atheism to Christian faith.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Surprised by Joy canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ spiritual autobiography ⓘ |
| author | C. S. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
C. S. Lewis’s adolescence
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C. S. Lewis’s atheism ⓘ C. S. Lewis’s childhood ⓘ C. S. Lewis’s conversion to Christianity ⓘ C. S. Lewis’s time at Oxford ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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autobiography ⓘ spiritual memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Surprised by Joy (stage adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Oxford University
NERFINISHED
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World War I experiences of C. S. Lewis ⓘ intellectual development of C. S. Lewis ⓘ literary influences on C. S. Lewis ⓘ philosophical skepticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
C. S. Lewis
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Christian faith ⓘ atheism ⓘ conversion to Christianity ⓘ joy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of C. S. Lewis’s conversion
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exploration of the concept of joy ⓘ |
| partOf | C. S. Lewis’s non-fiction works ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Geoffrey Bles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mere Christianity
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The Pilgrim’s Regress NERFINISHED ⓘ The Problem of Pain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Christian ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early life of C. S. Lewis ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Shape of My Early Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
faith and reason
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nature of joy ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ spiritual longing ⓘ |
| title | Surprised by Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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