His Life
Nov. 29, 1898 Born in Belfast, Ireland
1901 Queen Victoria dies
1908 Mother Flora dies of cancer
1911 Ceases to be a Christian while studying at Cherboug House, a preparatory school for Malvern College
1912 The Titanic sinks
1914-1918 World War I
1914-1917 Studies with W. T. Kirkpatrick ("the Great Knock"); during this time he reads George MacDonald's Phantastes, which "baptizes" his imagination
1917 Begins studies at University College, Oxford; meets Paddy Moore and his mother Mrs. Janie Moore; joins army and is sent to France
1918 Wounded in action and hospitalized in London; Paddy Moore is killed in battle
1919 Returns to University College, Oxford
1924 Begins tutorial work at University College
1925 Elected Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford
1925 G. K. Chesterton publishes The Everlasting Man
1926 Meets J. R. R. Tolkien.
1929 Confesses on his knees in his Magdalen rooms that "God is God"; father Albert dies in Belfast
1930 Lewis and Moores move into The Kilns
1931 Accepts truth of Christianity while riding to Whipsnade Zoo
1932 Warren Lewis retires from the army and moves into The Kilns
1933 Circle of friends called "the Inklings" forms
1936 Meets Charles Williams
1939 First evacuated children arrive at The Kilns
1939-1945 World War II
1940-41 Gives lectures on Christianity for the Royal Air Force
1941 Preaches famous sermon "The Weight of Glory" at the church of St. Mary's in Oxford
1941-1944 Gives 25 talks on BBC radio; these talks will eventually become Mere Christianity
1942 First meeting of the Oxford Socratic Club
1945 United Nations founded
1945 Charles Williams dies
1946 Awarded honorary Doctor of Divinity by University of St. Andrews
1947 Featured on the cover of Time magazine
1949 George Orwell publishes 1984
1950 Receives first ...

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