C.S. Lewis: All Things To All Men

[My latest post for Torrey Gazette. Originally written for "Lewis Week".]


Clive Staples Lewis (C.S. Lewis) is a name that is familiar to almost everyone, both inside and outside of the church. Many people, regardless of religious creed, love The Chronicles of Narnia or The Space Trilogy. Many Christians love his well known volume Mere Christianity. The “lunatic, liar, or lord” argument has been used by countless people in conversations about apologetics. Many Christians from almost every Christian tradition have some affection for Lewis' works. Lewis is perhaps the one Christian who is embraced as a brother by Catholics and Protestants (of all flavors). No one seems willing to claim his work was always theologically sound, but everyone seems happy to embrace him. [Read more]