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A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph by Sheldon Vanauken; C.S. Lewis is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph about?
A heart-rending love story described by its author as the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the lovers about the authors marriage and search for faith. Vanauken chronicles the birth of a powerful pagan love borne out of the relationship he shares with his wife, Davy, and describes the growth of their relationship and the dreams that they share. A beloved, profoundly moving account of the author's marriage, the couple's search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wife's untimely death. Replete with 18 letters from C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy addresses some of the universal questions that surround faiththe existence of God and the reasons behind tragedy.
Who reads A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Sheldon Vanauken; C.S. Lewis
- Publisher
- Harper & Row : HarperOne, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780060688240
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Memoir, Christian, Philosophy
- Rating
- 4.32 / 5 (11,557 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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