C.S. Lewis
1898–1963
Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Best known for his fiction works, including The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters, he also wrote influential Christian apologetics like Mere Christianity.
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Key Works
Mere Christianity
The Screwtape Letters
The Problem of Pain
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Weight of Glory
Notable Quotes
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."
— Is Theology Poetry?
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."
— Personal correspondence
"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."
— The Problem of Pain
"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."
— Attributed
"There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal."
— The Weight of Glory