A 'mere Christian'? Assessing C.S. Lewis after fifty years

Australian Broadcasting Commission ^ | 22 Nov 2013 | Alister McGrath

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Few can have failed to notice that this day marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis (1898-1963).

Throughout the summer, Lewis has featured prominently in literary festivals across the length and breadth of England. His home church - Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry, Oxford - arranged a modest celebration of the anniversary in September, and found themselves swamped by the public interest. ...

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A very good article about C.S. Lewis, and the reasons for his lasting influence.

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While I find Lewis’ Narnia enjoyable, it doesn’t begin to compare to the world-building of his colleague, J. R. R. Tolkien, in his construction of Middle Earth.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Mere Christianity changed my life.

[dr_lew]

Aldous Huxley died that day, too. I knew that, but I didn’t know it was the day C.S. Lewis died.

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