Bakens op die weg : die bekeringsverhale van Augustinus en C.S. Lewis

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Two literary conversion narratives with much historical detail, are compared in this thesis: theConfessiones written by the renowned fourth century church-father, St. Augustine, andSurprised by Joy written by the twentieth century writer and scholar, C.S. Lewis. In order tounderstand St. Augustine's conversion to the Christian faith, Christian religion as a socialphenomenon in the Ancient World is discussed. As background for the discussion andcomparison of the two conversion narratives, a brief biography is given of St. Augustine andof Lewis, as well as a description of each one's course of conversion. The research isstructured In terms of beacons that St. Augustine identified during the course of hisconversion: people who played a significant role, events that influenced his life, and innerconflict that spurred him on his way. By means of an analysis regarding theme and content, itis shown that there are clear similarities between the beacons identified by Augustine andLewis in their conversion narratives.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University