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Thedramatic,truestoryofC.S.Lewis’journeyfromcommittedatheisttoreluctantbelieverbeginswithhisturbulentchildhood.Afterlosinghismothertocancerandbecomingestrangedfromhisfather,ayoungC.S.Lewisdeemsexistencebleakandunfortunate.HistutelageunderatheistWilliamT.KirkpatrickandhisharrowingexperiencesinTheGreatWarsolidifyhiscaseformaterialismuntilhebefriendsJ.R.R.TolkienandHugoDyson.Hisfellowintellectuals-allChristians-challengehimtoconsiderthelogical,mythological,andliterarycasesforChristianity,andLewismustfacealife-alteringchoice:toholdfasttomaterialismortogivehislifetoJesusChrist. expand all
