โHe Came Down from Heavenโ is a 1938 treatise by Charles Williams. Within it, Williams uses his skills as a literary critic to delineate the biblical themes of exchange and substitution from the Fall, through the history of Israel, to the inauguration of the kingdom by Jesus Christ. He also explores how these themes defined Christian culture during Middle Ages with reference to Dante's ideal of romantic love. Charles Walter Stansby Williams (1886 โ 1945) was a British theologian, novelist, poet, playwright, and literary critic. He was also a member of the โThe Inklingsโ, a literary discussion group connected to the University of Oxford, England. They were exclusively literary enthusiasts who championed the merit of narrative in fiction and concentrated on writing fantasy. Contents include: โDivorceโ, โIn Time of Warโ, โPraise of Deathโ, โLovers to Loversโ, โOn the Way to Somersetโ, โIn Absenceโ, โReunionโ, โFor a Pietaโ, โBallade of a Country Dayโ, โBallade of Travellersโ, โGhostsโ, etc. Other notable works by this author include: โThe Greater Trumpsโ (1932), โWar in Heavenโ (1930), and โThe Place of the Lionโ (1931). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with specially-commissioned new biography of the author.