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A Personal Companion Emerges
- Alister McGrath discovered C.S. Lewis as a companion during his own conversion at Oxford in 1974.
- He describes Lewis as someone who kept walking with him spiritually ever since.
Evergreen Appeal Across Generations
- Lewis addresses deep universal questions so each generation finds fresh meaning in him.
- His blend of imagination and reason keeps readers returning with new insights.
War Hardened His Atheism
- As a young man Lewis became aggressively atheist, especially after WWI when he questioned a God who allowed such suffering.
- His wartime injuries and anger played a major role in hardening his early atheism.