Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: Understanding Evil During a Time of War
1.The Cosmic Battle: C. S. Lewis in Wartime
2. Devilry and the Problem of Hell: The Screwtape Letters
3. Spiritual Conflict: Inklings in Wartime
4. Images of the Dark Side: The Lord of the Rings
5. Right and Wrong as a Clue to Meaning: The Problem of Pain and Mere Christianity
6. Exploring What Is Wrong with the World: The Cosmic Trilogy

Part II: The Intersection of Good and Evil
7. Progress and Regress in the Journey of Life: The Pilgrim?s Regress
8. The Divide Between Good and Bad: Tolkien?s Leaf by Niggle and Lewis?s The Great Divorce
9. The Power of Change: The Chronicles of Narnia
10. Pain and Love: The Four Loves, Till We Have Faces and A Grief Observed
11. Release from Hell?s Snares: Lewis and the Road out of the Self to Gain the Self
12. The Way of Goodness and the Far Country: Narnia and Middle Earth

Appendix 1. War in heaven: The Roots of Lewis?s Concern with Devilry
Appendix 2. The Spirit of the Age: Subjectivism
Notes
Subject Index

About the Author

Colin Duriez is a professional writer and editor. Duriez won the Clyde S. Kilby Award for his research on the Inklings. He has appeared as a commentator on the extended-version film DVDs of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and PBS's The Question of God, which compared C. S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud. His books include The C. S. Lewis Encyclopedia, The Inklings Handbook (with the late David Porter), J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship and Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings.

Reviews

"Christians often find it challenging to explain the existence of evil in the world. . . . Duriez examines how the Inklings dealt with the powers of darkness in the stories they wrote between the wars and during World War II. . . . Followers of Duriez and fans of Lewis and Tolkien will . . . welcome this addition to the field with its detailed analysis."
*Library Journal, April 15, 2015*

"Delving into the interplay between good and evil, these pages enlighten us to the way of goodness and the promise of a far country as we explore the way out of the shadow of evil."
*The Light Canada, May 2015*

"Bedeviled by Colin Duriez is a thoughtful examination of the cosmic battle between good and evil as seen in the writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien."
*CBA Retailers + Resources, April 2015*

"Duriez concisely sums up Lewis and Tolkien's beloved works and clearly identifies their themes. This makes the book a logical point of entry or companion for anyone studying these writers. Apart from offering a survey of two writers whom you would benefit richly from knowing well (if you don't already), he also gives the reader some weighty truths to consider as he explores thinkers who make it their life's aim to shine the light of Christ on a world in which there is undeniable darkness, both within and without."
*Andrew M. Whytock, Haddington House Journal, 2016*