From his autobiography Surprised by Joy to the much-loved Chronicles of Narnia to his works of literary criticism, C.S. Lewis is one of the best known and loved witnesses for Christianity in our time. Here, through Lewis's own words and a thematic analysis of his many books, the reader will be rewarded by the illumination of the rich spiritual currents that run throughout his body of work.
From the author: 'Lewis's spiritual legacy, if it's anything, is to believe for oneself (and to encourage others to believe) the basic doctrines of Christianity and to put into action the basic practices of Christianity as they are taught by one's denomination. All Christians are included; none excluded. It doesn't require hopping, skipping, and jumping to another denomination. Oddly, the merer the Mere Christian's Christianity becomes, the closer the Mere Christian moves to the center of his or her own denomination and the warmer the MC feels toward members of all the other denominations. Presumably, that's where Jesus may be found discoursing on one thing or another. That one denomination should crow its supposed superiority over others in this regard is lamentable. It would be sheer knavery to prefer one nave to another. They're all one to Screwtape, the knave of naves, and they're all trouble to him.'
From the author: 'Lewis's spiritual legacy, if it's anything, is to believe for oneself (and to encourage others to believe) the basic doctrines of Christianity and to put into action the basic practices of Christianity as they are taught by one's denomination. All Christians are included; none excluded. It doesn't require hopping, skipping, and jumping to another denomination. Oddly, the merer the Mere Christian's Christianity becomes, the closer the Mere Christian moves to the center of his or her own denomination and the warmer the MC feels toward members of all the other denominations. Presumably, that's where Jesus may be found discoursing on one thing or another. That one denomination should crow its supposed superiority over others in this regard is lamentable. It would be sheer knavery to prefer one nave to another. They're all one to Screwtape, the knave of naves, and they're all trouble to him.'
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