Issue 88 : C. S. Lewis: Pointing People to Reality
Originally published in 2005

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Table of Contents
Interesting and Unusual Facts about C. S. Lewis
Robert Trexler and Jennifer Trafton
Carpets, Wardrobes, and the Glory of the Real
Jennifer Trafton
Compiled By Chris Armstrong
The roots of InterVarsity and other evangelical college clubs.
Collin Hansen
He tasted many philosophies, but he was always stuck on reality.
J. I. Packer and Jerry Root
Lewis employed his imaginative gifts to dispel his readers' illusions and educate their feelings.
Doris T. Myers
Why Lewis defied convention and opposition in order to bring Christian truth into the public arena.
Christopher Mitchell
As a scholar and a teacher, Lewis sought to see the present through the eyes of the past.
Bruce L. Edwards
The medieval tradition of chivalry gave Lewis a unique perspective on the proper Christian response to war.
Michael Ward
C.S. Lewis: His Life & His Works
Lewis scaled a mountain of mail with wisdom, wit, and courtesy.
Andrew Cuneo
What an Oxford don learned in the "school of virtue."
Colin Duriez
Lewis had always believed that God shatters our images. But the death of his wife put his faith to the ultimate test.
Jerry Root and Jennifer Trafton
A Conversation with Douglas Gresham
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People Worth Knowing
Chris Armstrong
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Why read Christian biography?
John Piper

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