The Everyday Mysticism of C. S. Lewis Spirituality for Daily Life Everyday Encounters with God Through the Lens of C. S. Lewis We read about the supernatural experiences of biblical figures like Moses, Isaiah, and John, and historical figures like Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Ávila, and John of the Cross, but how can we have spiritual experiences like theirs when our own walks with God feel ordinary and mundane? In The Everyday Mysticism of C. S. Lewis , professor of spiritual formation Gary Selby shows us what the mystics can teach us about everyday spirituality through the eyes of one of the most beloved Christian authors of the last century. What you’ll find in this book: • practical guidance on spiritual growth and practices like centering prayer and contemplative attention using Lewis’s paradigm, • how Lewis’s work lies at the intersection of experience and theological reflection, and • a scholarly yet accessible exploration of C. S. Lewis’s body of work that illuminates a seldom-analyzed dimension of his thought and writing.
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August 18, 2026 224 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1452-3 6 x 9 inches, $24.99 REL047000 RELIGION / Mysticism
GARY SELBY (PhD, University of Maryland) is professor of ministerial
formation at Emmanuel Christian Seminary, where he teaches courses in spiritual formation and ministry.
Insight from the Author
C. S. Lewis has been such an important voice in my own life. He puts his finger on the “human condition”—our longing for Joy, the way temptation works, the way nature and our physical bodies and senses all fit within God’s amazing plan, and so much more. Lewis was able to draw on—to channel—so much in classical and medieval theology and philosophy and make it accessible to contemporary readers. But he also understood that these theological traditions were not just historical curiosities. This stuff matters!
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