Wright)Īlister McGrath's new biography of C. This is a penetrating and illuminating study. Alister McGrath's new biography makes use of archives and other material that clarify, deepen and further explain the many sides of one of Christianity's most remarkable apologists. Many of us thought we knew most of what there was to know about C. But he got over it, as must all those who would prefer a Lewis without shadows. He shows with skill, sympathy, dispassion, and engaging prose that Lewis, like the rest of us, did the best he could with the hand he was dealt. McGrath navigates the reader through these messy themes, ultimately landing us onto the solid ground of Lewis's postconversion legacy. Jane Moore his hostile and deceptive relationship with his father his curiosity about the sensuality of cruelty. The author takes us headlong into the heart of a Lewis we've known little about: his unconventional affair with Mrs. McGrath offers a new and at times shocking look into the complicated life of this complex figure, in a deeply researched biography. Lewis, McGrath's lucid and unsentimental portrait of the Christian champion responds with a resounding "yes." The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Lewis's death, and times have changed and evangelical sentiments have matured. To the question of whether the world really needs another biography of C.
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