First of all, he does not try to put himself in Lewis's place, but instead attempts to honestly explore what influenced Lewis, and what Lewis likely thought. There are several strengths to his methodology of study. First, he introduces a theme that he has found in his research of the books, then he explores how each book deals with the theme. First of all, he looks at the possible influences and views that lead Lewis to write what he did, while second, he explores possible meanings of the trilogy that Lewis may have been attempting to convey to his audience. In the book, written in the early 1990's, he looks at the trilogy by way of two areas. Downing, a professor at Elizabethtown College, takes it upon himself to correct a gaping hole in Lewis studies. Planets in Peril is a slim volume, yet it contains a great deal of insight into the mind of CS Lewis in regards to the writing and possible sources and meanings behind the Ransom trilogy, otherwise known as the Space Trilogy. Sayers (2004) and How Postmodernism Serves (My) Faith (2006). She is the author of Writing Performances: The Stages of Dorothy L. My wife, Crystal, is a professor of English and film studies at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. I published A South Divided: Portraits of Dissent in the Confederacy in 2007, a study of Southerners who supported the Union during the war. Living less that an hour from Gettysburg, I have become one of many Civil War buffs in this part of the country. I tackled Lord of the Rings in my junior year of college, and I still remember reading all night, the sun coming up just when I discovered that Gandalf had returned. I was so enthralled, I read all seven books in a month, then re-read them again the next month. I first read the Narnia Chronicles as a college sophomore. I currently teach professional and creative writing at Elizabethtown, as well as a first-year seminar on quest narratives. I grew up in Colorado, went to college in Santa Barbara, CA, and earned my PhD from UCLA. This is on the edge of 'Amish country,' and I sometimes pass a horse and buggy on my way to and from campus. I am a professor of English at Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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