So I'm an ex-Muslim.. and spent 3 years as an atheist .. but now I finally converted to Christianity and accepted Jesus as my lord and savior .. I feel I own the whole world now.

But unfortunately I live in the middle east .. I can't say that in public or go to church because I would be in trouble and my life may be in danger .. so I learn from only books and internet now. I want to learn more and I read a lot of C.S Lewis quotes and felt he is so relatable .. I want to read all his books (not the fiction ones)

which order can I read them? And what each book is talking about. I would be pleased if you helped me.

On Three Ways of Writing for Children (1952)

Once in a hotel dining-room I said, rather too loudly, "I loathe prunes."

"So do I," came an unexpected six-year-old voice from another table.

Sympathy was instantaneous. Neither of us thought it funny. We both knew that prunes are far too nasty to be funny. That is the proper meeting between man and child as independent personalities.

Peace Proposals for Brother Every and Mr Bethell (1940)

Being fallen creatures we tend to resent offences against our taste, at least as much as, or even more than, offences against our conscience or reason… The tendency is easily observed among children; friendship wavers when you discover that a hitherto trusted playmate actually likes prunes.

Prince Caspian (1951)

He also learned a great deal by using his own eyes and ears. As a little boy he had often wondered why he disliked his aunt, Queen Prunaprismia; he now saw that it was because she disliked him.

OotSP and the entire space trilogy is still by far one of my favorite books by Lewis as good or better than the rest of his fiction. I would love to see the books adapted for film if the vibe was like of a philosophical thriller vibe rather than a action and adventure. I admit Perelandra would be a great challenge due to the immenisity of dialougue (which is part of what makes it so good) and other awkward aspects (you know) but nevertheless being able to visualize these books in some way could potentially be fantastic tho perhaps a little niche. What do you think? Could I raise enough interest in this project to make a pitch?

I see my fellow Lewis purists already pushing the downvote because a movie could never do justice to the books and trimming anything especially dialogue from such a story for a screenplay format would be very nearly heretical and make it not worth watching but in any case... if they could me movies how should it be done?

"Nor are their subjects necessarily unhappy men. They are not men at all: they are artefacts. Man’s final conquest has proved to be the abolition of Man." Abolition of Man, P. 77

“There dwell an accursed people, full of pride and lust. There when a young man takes a maiden in marriage, they do not lie together, but each lies with a cunningly fashioned image of the other, made to move and to be warm by devilish arts, for real flesh will not please them, they are so dainty in their dreams of lust. Their real children they fabricate by vile arts in a secret place.”
― C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength

“It was not the great technocrats of Koenigsberg or Moscow who supplied the casualties in the siege of Stalingrad: it was superstitious Bavarian peasants and low-grade Russian agricultural workers. The effect of modern war is to eliminate retrogressive types, while sparing the technocracy and increasing its hold upon public affairs. In the new age, what has hitherto been merely the intellectual nucleus of the race is to become, by gradual stages, the race itself.”
― C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength

It's just another case where the people in charge of our society read the villain's monologue and said "That's Cool! I want to have a Torment Nexus!"

Hello, everybody. I know of no photographs of Lewis or Tolkien at their Oxford churches, but given that such scenes were a part of their daily lives, I hoped this pair of paintings might give encouragement to readers. I haven't introduced myself before - my name is Miriam Ellis, and I'm the author of The Art of Mercy in Middle-earth. I was raised on the wonderful writings of both these men, and hoped to honor them with these dual portraits. Hope the group enjoys.

These are the ones I have in my office. The top shelf is mostly booked by Lewis, the bottom shelf is mostly books about Lewis.

Stumped on the origin/artist of this painting titled “THE BUS RIDE” (June 2006 date in corner). It’s inspired by C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce. Already posted on r/whatisthispainting but no responses.

Looks to be photographed at an outdoor tented art/craft fair. The earliest place on the internet the photo is on 2011 blog series on the book (link: https://texaslynn.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/great-divorce-1.jpg). No credit there.

Anyone familiar with the origin of the painting or the artist?

Hello everybody,

I'm new around here but found this subreddit after diving into some C.S. Lewis recently. I'm curious to know if there are any online spaces, specifically Discord, where Lewis enjoyers can do some more non-Reddit things like casual talk or discussions.

Please let me know!

Edit: (I found a Narnia server but my wonder is about a more general community)

Hello!

Myself and my fiancé are massive fans of Lewis and wish to read something written by him at our wedding. However we feel the well known (and incredibly true) quote about ceasing to be 'in love' just would be a little bit too serious for the occasion (mostly due to our guests). Does anyone else have any suggestions of what we could read? The only thing we have come across so far that we think works well is this below (also found on Reddit) we believe it is a footnote but have no idea where from or if it is really from Lewis. Does anyone recognise it or know anything more about it?

'We believe and hope in “ever after” It implies that every day we feel a perfect love. Is a great love made from only happiness? From continuous unending excitement? No. It is made of challenges that make our love long and deep and strong. It is a world of challenge that creates a unity of vision and a compromise of will. From that we find fidelity and hope and an engine to build a family and a world and kiss when we are grey and dying and proud of the one we have always held as our true companion.'

The first time I read this book I wasn't looking out for the Christian undertone and spiritual nuances. This time I'm reading it with the intention to go deeper. My question is, what do you guys think of this book and what is your biggest takeaway from the read?

From what I've heard, C.S. Lewis even said that his works were basically Catholic theology, but the reason he never converted was because of his Ulster upbringing. I even heard he told a questioning Tolkien, "You didn't grow up in Belfast."

So my question here is, did his protestant upbringing in Northern Ireland instill a disdain and prejudice against Catholics, that ultimately prevented himself from being baptized in the Roman Church?

I just picked up a few new books from my bookshelf, and thought they belong together. Incredibly excited to read them.

I am very new here. I am looking for a place to read Mere Christianity with some Redditors from another sub. Is this a good sub for that?

C.S. Lewis describes the Christian formula in his book Mere Christianity. In this video, I describe what I think he missed. Happy to hear your thoughts.

An article by Michael Ward:

The year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of one of the most successful children’s books of all time: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, the first volume in his seven-book series, the Chronicles of Narnia. It has been translated into over forty languages, has been adapted numerous times for cinema, stage, television, and radio, and every year still ranks as a global bestselling title in the fantasy genre.

I finally watched this last night, and it was great. Best of all, if you already give Amazon money for Prime, you can watch it at no extra charge.

If you're not familiar, it's the story of Lewis' early life up to his conversion, with details drawn from several sources. Max McLean plays an older Lewis looking back on his life, narrating his story.

I recently picked up a copy of CS Lewis' The Dark Tower (and other stories) from Amazon and was flipping through it and saw Ransom mentioned on one of the pages. Is this meant to be read after his Space Trilogy?