Louis A. Markos’s Followers (122)

Louis A. Markos

Genre

Classics, Christian, Poetry

edit data

Dr. Markos earned his B.A. in English and History from Colgate University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan. At the University of Michigan, he specialized in British Romantic Poetry, Literary Theory, and the Classics.

He has taught at Houston Baptist University since 1991, where he is Professor in English and holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities.

Combine Editions
Louis A. Markos’s books

Average rating: 4.16 · 2,683 ratings · 474 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis by Louis A. Markos, Peter Kreeft (Foreword) 4.33 avg rating — 693 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis 4.10 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith 3.92 avg rating — 266 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics 4.11 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes 4.26 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Plato to Post-modernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author 3.90 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From A to Z to Narnia with C.S. Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	C.S. Lewis: An Apologist for Education 4.33 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apologetics for the Twenty-First Century 4.20 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lewis Agonistes: How C.S. Lewis Can Train Us to Wrestle with the Modern and Postmodern World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Louis A. Markos…

Quotes by Louis A. Markos (?)

“Narnia, held captive by the “post-Christian” Telmarines, cannot be rescued and renewed until Peter and Edmund exercise their masculine gifts to defeat the Telmarine army while Susan and Lucy exercise their feminine gifts to wake up the trees from their deep slumber.”
― Louis A. Markos, A to Z with C. S. Lewis

3 likes

“Were we not all created in God's image, and though we are all fallen from our original state, does not a spark of divine fire remain in each of us?”
― Louis Markos, From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics

2 likes

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. (Acts 17:26-28)”
― Louis Markos, From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics

2 likes

See all Louis A. Markos's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
2025 & 2026 Readi...: ***Jack's Books***	4	44	Jan 27, 2017 06:18AM
The Seasonal Read...: * Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!	3281	379	Feb 28, 2022 09:00PM

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Louis to Goodreads.

Louis A. Markos’s Followers (122)

Louis A. Markos

Combine EditionsLouis A. Markos’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Louis A. Markos’s books