What we can learn from C. S. Lewis's conversion story
C.S. Lewis’s journey from atheism to Christianity is one of the most compelling spiritual transformations of the twentieth century. It wasn’t sudden or sentimental — it was a slow, intellectual, and deeply personal awakening. His story reminds us that faith often begins not with certainty, but with honest questioning. 🌿 The Reluctant Believer Lewis described himself as “the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.” He didn’t want to believe — his conversion was not emotional persuasion but a surrender to truth he could no longer deny. Raised in a Christian home, he lost his faith early, scarred by grief and disillusionment after his mother’s death. His years as a scholar and soldier hardened his skepticism. Yet, through friendships with thinkers like J.R.R. Tolkien and Hugo Dyson, Lewis began to see Christianity not as myth competing with reason, but as the myth that became fact — the story that fulfilled all others. 🔍 Reason and Imagination in Harmony Lewis’s conve...
