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C.S Lewis: A man of faith and intelligence
In his widely successful book “Mere Christianity” C.S. Lewis wrote: “The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become.” (Page # unknown) You might be surprised to know that such a faithful quote comes from a once adamant atheist. The story of C.S Lewis is one of intelligence, spirituality and literature. He was perhaps best known as a novelist and in his classic children’s stories “The Chronicles of Narnia.” While this book series is amazing in and of itself an accomplishment, we often leave out his other interesting life details and books that he has written. Throughout this essay we will discuss topics such as his childhood and early interests, his education and conversion to …show more content…

This tragedy greatly affected the entire family and soon after young C.S Lewis went off to boarding school (the same one in which his brother attended) after boarding school he went on the attend Campbell college, Malvern college and Oxford university. In 1918 when WWI broke out in England Lewis served in the Royal army until he was wounded in battle the next year and came home to resume his studies at Oxford. During his time at Oxford he served as English and philosophy tutor and won an essay contest on the subject of Optimism. He also wrote two volumes of poetry in his early twenties. (Summary taken from www.cslewis.org The Life of C.S Lewis Timeline) As a young child C.S Lewis had been brought up to believe in God by his mother. But after her death he became an adamant atheist. However as C.S Lewis made friends with the faculty of Oxford he realized that all of them were Christian. Some of these men included Hugo Dyson and J.R.R …show more content…

Tolkien these two men. That evening’s discussion was important in bringing about the following day’s event that Lewis recorded in Surprised by Joy: “When we [Warnie and Jack] set out [by motorcycle to the Whipsnade Zoo] I did not believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did.” (www.cslewis.org) After this encounter Lewis became a devoted Christian writing several books and even having a radio show based on Christian principles. His quotes are famous, inspiring and thought provoking. After his conversion to Christianity he did his best known writing. He wrote “The Chronicles of Narnia” “The Screw tape letters” and other works with theological ties. C.S Lewis’s work did not go unnoticed. He received several awards and recognitions such as he was made honorary Doctor of Divinity by the University of St. Andrews in 1946, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in and accepted the position of Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge in 1954. After all of these awards and accomplishments C.S Lewis died at the age of 64 on Friday, November 22 1963. His legacy lives on through his written works and inspiring messages. Today his books and messages inspire children and adults

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Lewis was born on Aug 18 1774 grew up near Charlottesville VA on locust hill with his parents William and Lucy Meriwether. Lewis´s father died while serving in the continental army in 1779 so Lewis´s mother married John marks then relocated to georgia where he spent 7 years there and developed a love for the wilderness. In 1801 near Ivy Virginia Lewis was asked by President Thomas Jefferson to be his personal secretary he shaped our country 's past he explored the west of america and made contact with Native americans he died on October 11 1809 he killed himself. Lewis was raised by Lucy meriwether and John marks (William Meriwether dies while serving the continental army) Lewis went to Washington and lee university until the age

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C.S Lewis’ most famous works are The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, and The Space Trilogy. Lewis is best known for his books about Christianity and his sci-fi and fantasy books. Being in the war and all of the other hardships in his life had an impact on his

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had studied the other team’s playbook first hand and now knew all the secrets. He used this to his advantage when writing his books to create logically sound arguments. One of the most obvious arguments for Christianity that Lewis presents in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a logical argument for the reality of Jesus Christ. This argument is an explanation by The Professor in the story of whether or not Lucy was “mad” after hearing concerns from Susan and Peter about Lucy’s story about a magical land beyond the wardrobe: “‘Logic!’ said the Professor half to himself.

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Overall, in the book, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, there are some very strong and applicable points that I believe, should be shared as much as possible. For instance, in the entire book one, Lewis rambles on about the moral law of society, and the outcome of peoples over complicated ways of thinking. He mentions the so called standard of behavior, which it upheld by the thinker to believe that whatever way he sees the situation should be the right way, and however the situation is presented in his mind is how it should be played out. Lewis gives many diverse examples of this action such as, sharing a “bit of orange,” since I “gave you some of mine.”  the greed involved with the way of thinking is what Lewis called the law of nature.

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Chances are, you have heard of Meriwether Lewis whether you know who he is or not. Meriwether Lewis is mostly known for traveling out west with William Clark, Sacagawea, and York. This expedition helped him to become closer with the president, Thomas Jefferson, and become his assistant and friend. This relationship eventually led to him becoming the governor of the Louisiana Territory and may have also led to his death. On the night of his death, Lewis was traveling back to D.C. to take care of some debts when he stopped at Grinder’s Stand to rest.

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In short, C.S. Lewis, a renowned Christian in his time, presented a Christian worldview through a mystic tale. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe has many Christian themes, the danger of gluttony, the power of Satan, and humankind’s redemption, as well as many symbols, including the seasons, Aslan, the Stone Table, and the sea. The story takes place in Narnia,

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In the time of Clive Staples life, he won many different awards, including the Carnegie medal, which is one of the most outstanding awards given to authors. Clive Staples is very well known for his strong faith in God, which later led him to write the chronicles of Narnia series. The time period of Lewis had a great impact on the way he wrote the things he did. Lewis’s college experiences had the most impact on the things he did and the books he wrote. Another experience that impacted his writing was the army.

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Pascal’s story was more compassionate because he is an individual man that did not come from a great background, but built himself a road to success. He described part of his journey through poetry and literary writing. This gave the reader a sense of his passion that he had for poetry as well as an inside look at Pascal’s way of thinking. He thinks in a very determined way, as to where he can find the self-motivation to become a well-known poet. Through his poetry, his childhood, and his memory of working as an immigrant the reader can understand Pascal more and see how he has involved into this man that is a strong and talented individual, despite of his negative

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Just by having someone show up, everything can change and nothing can change at all. Lewis had people of both in his life. The Inklings, the people who were able to change everything and the people who only liked him because he was a

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