CS Lewis

CS Lewis is considered one of the most important Christian writers of the 20th Century. He was born on 29.11.1898 as Clive Staples Lewis in Belfast. 1917 he started - as an atheist with an interest in pagan myths - a study in Oxford, 1925 where he teaches English language and literature. 1926 he made one of the most important friendships of his life: he met JRR Tolkien know. Together they joined the club of 1939 "Inkling" when a group of interested literature and creating men who are over twenty years, once or twice a week for readings and discussions met.

Tolkien established that Lewis is the beginning of the thirties only profess to Christianity was - "checkmate" is set, as he himself called it, after having both in front of his emotions as well as arguments against the mind of his friends and acquaintances had capitulated.

This new setting should Lewis' entire literary work shape not only theological, but also the narrative. From the theological stands particularly "Pardon, I am a Christian" (1952) found a collection of texts from radio broadcasts of the BBC. The book is - like his other books and essays in this direction - in plain English, not only to believers, but also just to unbelieving and skeptical people. His best known book is probably "Instructions to a sub-Devil" (1942), in its action and puns Lewis his undoubted literary skills and safe use of language demonstrates. The Christian component through Lewis' work as well, where it is not necessarily would suggest: The seven "Chronicles of Narnia" (from 1950), a series of fairy tales, stories based on the Lewis and his brother as children have invented, represented Christian values and focus on betrayal and redemption through a sacrifice so unobtrusive that it is almost behind the story resigns, but remains present.

CS Lewis was one of Christianity as such, not denominations or faith disputes between them. While he was Anglican, but he tried a universal Christianity to convey, but his works never didactic, faculty character, but want to read. Probably just makes the charm of his books. CS Lewis died on 22.11.1963 at his home "The Kilns" in England.