C.S. Lewis: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Walter Hooper (ed.), The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, 3 vol. (2004â07), is a comprehensive selection of Lewisâs letters. Biographies include George Sayer, Jack, C.S. Lewis & His Times (1988); Alan Jacobs, The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis (2005); and Alister McGrath, C.S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet (2013). Chad Walsh, C.S. Lewis: Apostle to the Skeptics (1949), is the earliest biographical and critical study. Studies of Lewisâs background and influences include Walter Hooper, C.S. Lewis: A Companion & Guide (1996); and Diana Pavlac Glyer, The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community (2007). Critical studies of Lewis include Donald E. Glover, C.S. Lewis: The Art of Enchantment (1981); Don W. King, C.S. Lewis, Poet: The Legacy of His Poetic Impulse, rev. and expanded ed. (2001); Robert MacSwain and Michael Ward (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis (2010); Alister E. McGrath, The Intellectual World of C.S. Lewis (2014); Doris T. Myers, C.S. Lewis in Context (1998); and Peter J. Schakel, Reason and Imagination in C.S. Lewis: A Study of Till We Have Faces (1984), and Imagination and the Arts in C.S. Lewis: Journeying to Narnia and Other Worlds (2002).
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Article History
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| Added information about his religious beliefs, BBC talks, and views on objective values and his intent in writing The Chronicles of Narnia. | Oct 20, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: The Heritage Foundation - How C. S. Lewis Accepted Christianity. | Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - C S Lewis. | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: C.S. Lewis Institute - Meet C.S. Lewis. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 25, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Witness History - CS Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia. | Sep 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pepperdine Digital Commons - C.S. Lewis and the Struggle for Existence (PDF). | Sep 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Big Ideas - CS Lewis: The missing middle. | Apr 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts - Religion and Nature, Exploring The Themes of C. S Lewis: A Review. | Oct 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - C.S. Lewis. | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Heritage Foundation - How C. S. Lewis Accepted Christianity. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - C.S. Lewis. | Nov 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of C. S. Lewis. | Aug 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Dictionary of Irish Biography - Clive Staples Lewis. | Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - Biography of C. S. Lewis. | Jul 14, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christianity Today - Ten Things You (Probably) Donïżœt Know About C. S. Lewis. | Jun 19, 2021 | ||
| Noted that the Narnia series was adapted for film and TV. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - C.S. Lewis Facts and Biography. | May 03, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of C. S. Lewis Foudation. | Dec 01, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Biography of Clive Staples Lewis. | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 22, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christian History Institute - C. S. Lewis. | Oct 12, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of C. S. Lewis. | Oct 12, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of C. S. Lewis. | Oct 12, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - The Question of God - The Life of C.S. Lewis. | Oct 12, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of C. S. Lewis Foudation. | Oct 12, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: C.S. Lewis Foundation - Study Guide to "The Abolition of Man". | Apr 14, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: C.S. Lewis Foundation - Study Guide to "The Abolition of Man". | Apr 14, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of CS Lewis. | Mar 30, 2014 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Feb 11, 2014 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Feb 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of C. S. Lewis. | Aug 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Children's Literature Network - Biography of Clive Staples Lewis. | Aug 05, 2013 | ||
| In the introductory statement, changed "British" to "Irish-born." |
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Nov 08, 2011 | |
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Subsistence Agriculture. | Feb 20, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 11, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Nov 10, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 10, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |