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Issue 7 : C. S. Lewis: His Life, Thought, & Theology

Originally published in 1985

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Table of Contents

Personal Correspondence

Lewis‘s private correspondence was as prolific as his writing for publication. Here are some samples of his letters.
C.S. Lewis: From the Publisher
C.S. Lewis: Did You Know? (Part 1)

Little-known Facts about C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis: A Profile of His Life

Lyle Dorsett
C.S. Lewis: Christian History Timeline
The Inklings
C.S. Lewis: A Gallery of Family and Friends

A Gallery of thumbnail sketches of close and influential family and friends of C.S. Lewis
Into the Land of Imagination

Lewis defined reason as the natural organ of truth and imagination as the organ of meaning.

Clyde S. Kilby
Teacher, Historian, Critic, Apologist

The output of Lewis's research and writing extends far beyond those works for which he is best known.

Dabney Hart
Western Civilization at the Crossroads

What kind of future awaits as? What are our choices? Peter Kreeft looks at Lewis's view of the kind of history we are creating…

Peter Kreeft
Following that Bright Blur

Embracing the supernatural elements of Christianity while committed to its rationalism, Lewis brought an orthodox view of a transcendent, immanent God to the common man.

Jerry Root
Beyond the Double Bolted Door

The death of his wife severely tested Lewis's faith as well as his theology

John Beversluis
The Great Divide

When I fail as a critic I may yet be useful as a specimen.
Have We No Right to Happiness?

The last published article by Lewis before his death asked this question.
The Kilns
C.S. Lewis: Recommended Resources

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