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    C.S. Lewis was praised for his work as an author. Making incredible headlines and quotes for his amazing writing. He is known today for his work in creating an incredible series, the Chronicles of Narnia. In this paragraph contains facts and unbelieving shockers of C.S. Lewis’s life. November 29th, 1898, Belfast, Northern Ireland Clive Staple Lewis was born into the world. When researching I found this fact about Lewis quote “C.S. Lewis is made a commander of the British Empire (CBE) by Prime minister

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    amidst this chaos, there stands supreme thing keeping the pieces of mankind’s civilization together—the Law of Nature. The Law of Nature is discussed greatly in the book Mere Christianity of C. S. Lewis, who asserts that it is the Law of Nature which makes humans obligated to do the right thing. According to Lewis, this law can also be referred as The Real Morality or the Standard to which all people follow, and which people use to evaluate their and others’ behaviors. The Law of Nature tells the people

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    Victoria Pacheco 12-16 Mrs. Roach May 20, 2016 C.S. Lewis and “The Chronicles of Narnia” C.S Lewis was a well renowned English author that has published many great works with his most well received piece being, “The Chronicles of Narnia.” The tale takes place during the London bombings of World War II. The solace for the four children in the novel is a magical wardrobe that transports them to a world of mythical creatures, and connections are made between the Catholic Church and this magical world

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    Evil is Not Worthy of Sympathy Could anyone feel sympathy for a groveling, sly demon? The demons did have a hard job, but it was a despicable job of choice. In The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis, Screwtape busily instructs his nephew, Wormwood, who scrambles to trip up his “patient,” and bring the man to hell. Throughout the book, everyone should plainly realize that neither Screwtape nor Wormwood deserved pity or sympathy in the least. The first reason for this is that the demons’ malevolence

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    In the novel “The Screwtape Letters,” C. S. Lewis depicts how Christians have strong reason and faith. These letters are used to contradict the bible as if god is satin and satin is god. Within the letters, the patient is supposed to be a Christian man that is being used in an experiment for the dark side. However, the patient resisted the temptations that the devil threw at him, and is able to beat the devil by having faith. This is a strong point that the narrator illustrates, because Screwtape

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    beloved as C.S. Lewis, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 29, 1898. Time magazine has listed the first of his Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, as one of the top 100 English language novels written in the twentieth century. Time had earlier confirmed Lewis’s stature as a writer of international renown when it featured him on its cover in September 1947.But then, Time was merely affirming what millions of readers then and now understood: Lewis was a writer whose

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    C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity is the written format of his radio talks from WWII. These talks were given to the British public on what Christianity is and what Christians believed. These talks would of happened during a time when as tons of the citizens of not only Britain but countries across Europe were questioning morality and faith in the wake of the horrors they were experiencing through the war. This book was published long after the war and contains what Lewis said in his talks as well as

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    Theology: Audience and Purpose C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned author and theologian, wrote many highly acclaimed essays and books, and is frequently admired for his profound theological impact on the Christian scene. Also recognized for his fictional books, his work demands respect beyond the Christian community as well. One of his books, Mere Christianity, has a section titled “Theology,” which displays his writing skill and theological knowledge. “Theology” intelligently discusses the relationship

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    Do you ever tire of reading stories were the good guys always win? If so, The Screwtape Letters is the book to read. C.S. Lewis portrays his “good guy” as a demon named Screwtape who has a young apprentice named Wormwood. In the story, Wormwood has the task of tempting “The Patient” and making sure that he goes to Hell. Throughout the book, Screwtape tries to advise Wormwood on how to tempt successfully. All is going well for Wormwood until “The Patient” becomes a Christian and turns his life over

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    C.S. Lewis was a rather prolific writer and when he was taking breaks from his usual writing genres he often wrote fantasy books because that was one of his favorite genres to read. This essay will explore two of his fantasy works The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Dawn Treader). Both of these novels belong to The Chronicles of Narnia (Narnia) series and Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first in the series published in October of 1950 and the third

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