• The Abolition of Man & The Great Divorce

  • By: C. S. Lewis
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,519 ratings)

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The Abolition of Man & The Great Divorce

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Publisher's summary

Here are two classics of moral philosophy from one of the most revered Christian voices of our time.

In The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis reflects on society and nature and the challenges of how best to educate our children. He describes what public education should be and how far from this standard modern education has fallen. Lewis eloquently argues that, as a society, we need to underpin reading and writing lessons with moral education.

In The Great Divorce, Lewis presents his vision of the afterworld. A fictional narrator boards a bus on a drizzly English afternoon and embarks on an incredible voyage through Heaven and Hell, where he meets a host of supernatural beings and comes to some significant realizations about the nature of good and evil.

©1945 C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks

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"These two short works by Lewis are a fine introduction to his eloquent writing, as well as his thought....Robert Whitfield's disciplined and well-modulated voice has an appealingly confident quality." (AudioFile)

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Definitely. I feel that I have understood the battle that each of us may wage to become comfortable in heaven. I am grateful for this allegory. Incredibly deep, but also easy to understand. C.S. Lewis is such a master.

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Incredible work, masterfully read

The writing is exquisite, the pacing perfect, and the reader's rendition a delight. Thank you!

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Two different works.

I thoroughly enjoyed the thought exercise of The Great Devore. Especially when used as a device for self reflection.

The Abolition of Man feels incomplete. There seem to be lost articles that would further develop the arguments. The most present issues for me was how we are still today fighting indoctrination in our education system and probably always will.

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Great Content - Odd Mix

When I purchased this combined set of books I did not realize that The Great Divorce was a story and The Abolition of Man was an intellectual discussion. I feel it was an odd decision to mix the two but feel they both stand alone nicely.

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Loved Great Divorce, Abolition a “ Stretch” for me

I have to admit that I loved the great divorce. The abolition of man was a bit of a stretch for my comprehension. I got the gist of it but sometimes the particulars of abolition was difficult for me. The great divorce was terrific.

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Not what I was expecting...better!

I was expecting the Great Divorce to be about divorce, but the story that was told was even better than I could have ever imagined. It felt very similar to Narnia: The Last Battle, but it had a more real feel to it

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Not Robert Whitfield

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I'm not complaining...but title is read by Simon Vance and not Robert Whitfield. I have several books read by Vance and he always does a great job.

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Deep

I think this is a very good read for anyone interested in humanity in general, it is also a good read if you are interested in where humanity is going or what heaven could innocence look like.

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The Great Divorce Fantasy

I loved the guy who rode a horse to the mountains. All the others had familiar excuses for their mediocre decisions. Fun book to listen to.

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Classics combined

Smart to put great works together. Very useful thought for troubleshooting today’s issues, also. A must read.

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