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The Screwtape Letters

C. S. Lewis (1942)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesScrewtape #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.27

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Protagonist archetypes

Demon ProtagonistMentor (As Pov)

Synopsis

A milestone in the history of popular theology, The Screwtape Letters is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the dynamics of temptation.This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high in the Infernal Civil Service, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior colleague engaged in his first mission on earth, trying to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. Although the young man initially looks to be a willing victim, he changes his ways and is "lost" to the young devil.Dedicated to Lewis's friend and colleague J. R. R. Tolkien, The Screwtape Letters is a timeless classic on spiritual conflict and the psychology of temptation which are part of our religious experience

Tags

Christian AllegoryPhilosophical FictionSatirical FantasyEpistolary Fiction