The Weight of Glory

by C.S. Lewis

First published 2001

C.S. Lewis addresses congregations during World War II, speaking directly to believers grappling with doubt in wartime darkness. These nine sermons tackle the hardest questions Christians face when bombs fall and loved ones die. Lewis confronts forgiveness when enemies destroy your city. He explores faith when God seems absent from suffering. He examines what glory means when the world burns around you. The collection centers on his most celebrated address, where Lewis defines the weight of glory that believers carry. His words cut through theological abstractions to reach people whose faith wavers under real pressure. Lewis offers no easy answers, but he provides a vision of Christianity that acknowledges doubt while pointing toward hope. These addresses reveal how faith operates not in peaceful times but when everything familiar crumbles.

Genres: christian, non-fiction, faith, christian-living

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, grief

Period: 20th-Century

192 pages · Paperback · HarperSanFrancisco

Content warnings: war

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