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C.S. Lewis, author of more than forty books and subject of many others, is acknowledged as one of the towering intellectual figures of this century -- yet the man himself remains somehow elusive, remote even to his admirers. Now, In C.S. Lewis at the Breakfast Table, James Como brings together the reminiscences and impressions of twenty-two people who knew Lewis personally -- as friend, colleague, teacher, employer. The result is the most intimate...

"In a modern scientific age, many intellectuals assume that one cannot be a religious and a thinking person at the same time. W.H. Auden's life and art stand as an eloquent example of the joining of the two, a modern instance of how thought and faith can nourish each other. The poet's faith expanded the horizons of his mind as well as his heart, and his formidable intelligence, in turn, probed the nature and limits of his Christian belief, animating...

"Christian apologist, literary historian, scholar, critic, writer of science fiction and children's books, he was one of the more prolific authors of his time," read the London Times obituary of C.S. Lewis after his death on November 22, 1963. "As a Christian writer his influence was marked; he caught and held the attention of those usually apathetic to religion, of lapsed churchgoers and of people who liked to think themselves agnostics; ... he made...

A memoir by Joy Davidman's son that retells the love story of his mother and C.S. Lewis.

C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) is known around the world for his beloved and classic series, The Chronicles of Narnia, which includes The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. One of the great writers and thinkers of modern times, Lewis created an impressive array of popular novels and academic studies. He was an eminent Oxford-based scholar and a close friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. A biography like no other, The C.S. Lewis Chronicles...

Autobiography of the English theologian, novelist, and scholar, concerning his early years. The author's spiritual journey from Christianity to atheism and then back to Christianity.

"The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Over the past half century, children everywhere have escaped into this world and delighted in its wonders and enchantments. Yet what we do know of the man who created Narnia? This biography sheds new light on the making of the original...