To: SoConPubbie
People don’t know C S Lewis was an atheist.
His friend J R R Tolkien convinced him of the truth of Christianity.
9 posted on
08/25/2018 6:36:47 PM PDT by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Actually, it was Chesterton that swayed him:
G.K. Chesterton had a significant influence on Lewis. As Lewis read The Everlasting Man, he appreciated Chesterton's humor and was surprised by the power of his presentation. He began to feel that "Christianity was very sensible 'apart from its Christianity'"
I'm reading Chesterton now, ...tough going.
To: goldstategop
23 posted on
08/26/2018 12:58:54 AM PDT by
YogicCowboy
("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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