C.S. Lewis
The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia series are perhaps the best known of Lewis’ work. Titles in the Narnia series include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950), Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952), The Silver Chair (1953), The Horse and His Boy (1954), The Magician’s Nephew (1955), and The Last Battle (1956) – which won the prestigious Carnegie Medal in 1956.
The Chronicles of Narnia has been adapted for film, introducing Lewis’ spellbinding story to a new generation. Lewis In addition to the Narnia stories, Lewis wrote dozens of books throughout his career. His books spanned both fiction and nonfiction and are popular the world over, having been translated into more than 30 languages.
Lewis married American writer and poet Joy Davidman in 1956 – however their marriage was short-lived, with Davidman dying of cancer just four years later at the age of 45. In the aftermath of Joy’s death, Lewis wrote A Grief Observed (1961) as an honest reflection on life, death, and faith in the face of despair.
C.S. Lewis was born Clive Staples Lewis on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland. He was known to friends and family as Jack. He died in Oxford on November 22, 1963 – the same day as John F Kennedy was assassinated and fellow author Aldous Huxley died. Lewis is buried in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey in London.
Audiobooks about Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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Mere Christianity
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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Mere Christianity is C.S. Lewis' forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books, The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of the religion.
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Awesome!
- By Make on 09-05-2024
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Reflections on the Psalms
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
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In one of his most enlightening works, C. S. Lewis shares his ruminations on both the form and the meaning of selected psalms. In the introduction he explains, "I write for the unlearned about things in which I am unlearned myself." Consequently, he takes on a tone of thoughtful collegiality as he writes on one of the Bible's most elusive books.
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Awesome
- By Alexander Parer on 28-04-2023
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The Search for God
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
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This volume of short essays and other pieces by C.S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C.S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C.S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on ethical issues and the nature of literature and storytelling. Within these pages is a treasure trove of Lewis' reflections on diverse topics.
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When truly great authors wrote for the masses
- By Shaz Ginns on 30-11-2021
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Surprised by Joy
- The Shape of My Early Life
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book, C.S. Lewis tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from the Christianity of his early youth into atheism and then back to Christianity.
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so dense itbis hard to follow
- By Daniel on 22-03-2016
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Mere Christianity
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Mere Christianity is C.S. Lewis' forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books, The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of the religion.
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Awesome!
- By Make on 09-05-2024
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Reflections on the Psalms
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In one of his most enlightening works, C. S. Lewis shares his ruminations on both the form and the meaning of selected psalms. In the introduction he explains, "I write for the unlearned about things in which I am unlearned myself." Consequently, he takes on a tone of thoughtful collegiality as he writes on one of the Bible's most elusive books.
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Awesome
- By Alexander Parer on 28-04-2023
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The Search for God
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
This volume of short essays and other pieces by C.S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C.S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C.S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on ethical issues and the nature of literature and storytelling. Within these pages is a treasure trove of Lewis' reflections on diverse topics.
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When truly great authors wrote for the masses
- By Shaz Ginns on 30-11-2021
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Surprised by Joy
- The Shape of My Early Life
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In this book, C.S. Lewis tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from the Christianity of his early youth into atheism and then back to Christianity.
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so dense itbis hard to follow
- By Daniel on 22-03-2016
This exploration of theism is an ongoing theme in Lewis’ work and life. Though raised in a Christian family, Lewis moved away from religion in adolescence and young adulthood. He returned to Christianity as an adult, in 1931. Lewis tells of his faith journey in his book, Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life. This return to faith informs much of the work Lewis produced from then on, including The Pilgrim’s Regress (1933), Mere Christianity (1941), and The Screwtape Letters (1942). Even The Chronicles of Narnia are said to be “an imaginative re-telling of the Christian ‘grand narrative,’ fleshed out with ideas Lewis absorbed from the western literary tradition”. Lewis is also known as a theologian and Christian apologetic for his body of work mounting thoroughly reasoned arguments in defense of Christianity.
Given Lewis’ fantasy literature it may come as no great surprise that he maintained a decades-long friendship with fellow author J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings. They met at Oxford where they were both part of The Inklings, an informal, and now renowned, literary circle.
Audiobook Reviews — Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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Mere Christianity
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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2012 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of C. S. Lewis’s classic, Mere Christianity. Having sold over half a million copies in the UK alone, his overview of Christianity has been imitated many times, but never outdone. Mere Christianity brings together Lewis’s legendary broadcasts from the war years; talks in which he set out simply to ‘"explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times."
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Practical & thoughtful defence of Christianity
- By Lyon Imports on 11-02-2019
“Superb, I listened twice. Mere Christianity rates as one of the clearest convincing explanations for the Christian faith I have yet to read. I can see why it is a classic.” Kenneth, Audible listener.
“Mere Christianity is a great introduction for anybody wishing to explore what it is to be a Christian. Lewis writes with a clear and uncluttered style helping the reader/listener to grasp some fundamental ideas within Christianity.” Julian, Audible listener.