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The most reluctant convert
C. S. Lewis's journey to faith
By Downing, David J.
- ISBN
- 978-0-83082-311-6
- Publisher
- Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 15, 2002
Over the years, a number of good biographies of Lewis, the perennially popular Christian apologist, have been published. George Sayer's Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis is probably the least controversial of them, while A.N. Wilson's C.S. Lewis: A Biography is likely the most. This portrait by Downing (English, Elizabethtown Coll.; Planets in Peril) is unique in that it treats one aspect of Lewis's life: his conversion from atheism to Christianity. Focusing on his subject's inner journey, Downing considers the effect on Lewis of his mother's death; his estran...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
