There are, available on Youtube or on the Internet, two sequels that are centered on the issue of atheism and that are worth watching. His texts on the problem of suffering are among the best things you can read. He clarifies complex points of theology admirably. He was an atheist and converted to Christianity, influenced by a Catholic, JRR Tolkien, not following any denomination.ĭuring World War II, he had a program at BBC where he preached faith in the face of the chaos of the bombing that Germany imposed on the British in the Battle of Britain.Ī collection of his BBC speeches was edited under the title God on the Dock. ![]() As Apologist or Christian Theologian, i.e., Theodicy, a reference for atheists and skeptics.As perhaps the most read author of youth in English-speaking countries, in his saga “ The Chronicles of Narnia”.As an intellectual, philologist, linguist, novelist, and literary critic, in his chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of Cambridge, England. ![]() A few years ago a biopic of his, starring Anthony Hopkins, “ Shadowlands“, won one, or more than one, Oscars, In this film the central theme is the problem of suffering. His books disappeared and came back, and, possibly, can only be found in second-hand bookstores. Unfortunately in Brazil he is practically unknown and little comes from him through literature and what comes is associated with evangelical people. These books were published in Brazil by Protestant publishers, until 1990, in simple, pocket editions. Tolkien – Friendship, True Myth, and PlatonismĬ S Lewis is one of the ten most read in English Language Among his many famous works are Mere Christianity Screwtape Letters, The Problem of Pain, The Chronicles of Narnia, Miracles and Surprised by Joy. Lewis (1898-1963) taught English literature at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and wrote over thirty influential scholarly and popular books. If you speak English, see these two addresses, just in case:Ĭ. This is not the case for Brazilians, or portuguese speaking persons, who know him very little and the information that follows aims to remedy this deficiency. ![]() C S lewis is one of the ten most read writers in the English language and needs no introduction.
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