A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. . . . God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous.C. S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy
Here's how I begin my new book on C. S. Lewis and his crises...
I am writing this book for one primary purpose. This is not a
biography of C. S. Lewis, a critical denunciation of his theology, nor a piece
of hagiography. Instead I am addressing the question of why Lewis remains so
popular, selling more books today than when he died in 1963, and why, after
decades of reading his work, he still speaks to me. Here’s my answer: Lewis’s voice still resonates because his
crises and their resolutions in his work reflect our own crises and guide us toward
resolution.
Though not writing a biography, I will begin by telling the story
of Lewis’s life through the troubles and complexities that shaped him. I will
then pursue his thought through his writings—which is what he’s best known
for—and the way his books, articles, and published addresses offer us access to
his wisdom. I approach it this way because Lewis’s crises informed his writing,
and they give it the power that still resonates today for his readers.
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