C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication

Steven A. Beebe (Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia) is Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Texas State University. He is an internationally recognized communication educator and prolific author and co-author of best-selling communication books used at universities throughout the world. He served as president of the National Communication Association and was named Outstanding Communication Professor in America by the National Speaker’s Association.

Foreword by Jerry Root – Preface – Acknowledgements – The Case for C. S. Lewis as Master Communicator – The Making of a Master Communicator – C. S. Lewis’s Big Ideas – Holistic – Intentional – Transpositional – Evocative – Audience Centered – How to Communicate Like C. S. Lewis – Index.

“If you have long loved C. S. Lewis—Christian apologist, children’s book author, Oxford and Cambridge scholar—viewing Lewis through the lens of what he can teach us about human communication is likely a new experience. Beebe’s decades of Lewis scholarship and teaching from a communication standpoint has led to this singular contribution that expands our understanding of and appreciation for Lewis. For those who aspire to teach students about Lewis’s power to move people through his written and oral communication, we now have the perfect primer.”—Diana K. Ivy, Professor of Communication Studies, Texas A & M University—Corpus Christi