The Making of C. S. Lewis

Experience C. S. Lewis’s Captivating Transformation from Atheist to Christian

At the end of World War I, young C. S. Lewis was a devout atheist about to begin his studies at Oxford. In the three decades that followed, he would establish himself as one of the most influential writers and scholars of modern times, undergoing a radical conversion to Christianity that would transform his life and his work.

Scholar Harry Lee Poe unfolds these watershed years in Lewis’s life, offering readers a unique perspective on his conversion, his friendships with well-known Christians such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Dorothy L. Sayers, and his development from an opponent of Christianity to one of its most ardent defenders.

• Follow-up volume to Becoming C. S. Lewis: A Biography of Young Jack Lewis (1898–1918)
• Chronicles C. S. Lewis’s formative friendships with people like J. R. R. Tolkien, Nevill Coghill, and Owen Barfield and the influence they had on his development
• Offers an insightful look at the Inklings, including the important role their meetings played in Lewis’s life and writings
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