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Lewis's faith

PostPosted: January 18th, 2006, 7:24 pm
by Paige
In his childhood, when did he become a Christan? On the website it said he lost his childhood faith, but never said when he first became a Christian.

re: Lewis's faith

PostPosted: January 18th, 2006, 7:46 pm
by A#minor
Try looking in Bio.

1931 - Lewis became a Christian: One evening in September, Lewis had a long talk on Christianity with J.R.R. Tolkien (a devout Roman Catholic) and Hugo Dyson. That evening's discussion was important in bringing about the following day's event that Lewis recorded in Surprised by Joy: "When we [Warnie and Jack] set out [by motorcycle to the Whipsnade Zoo] I did not believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did."

re: Lewis's faith

PostPosted: January 18th, 2006, 7:52 pm
by Paige
Thanks for your effort, but I already knew that. It does say that, but is there anything about when he was a christian in his childhood. I was just wondering, because I'm writing a research paper on him. By the way, I am using that in my paper.
It did say that he "abandoned his childhood faith". I was just wondering when that "childhood faith" began.
Thanks anyways!

re: Lewis's faith

PostPosted: January 18th, 2006, 7:59 pm
by Tony
He never really had faith in the true sense of the word. What he had was more a child's wonder and naive understanding of who God was and what He was like.

Lewis talks about this playfully in his spiritual autobiography Surprised By Joy.

Pax tecum.

re: Lewis's faith

PostPosted: January 18th, 2006, 8:00 pm
by A#minor
I don't think that "childhood faith" is actually referring to any definite statement of faith from Jack in his youth. It just means that his family was religious and took him to church.

re: Lewis's faith

PostPosted: January 18th, 2006, 8:02 pm
by Paige
Thank you!

re: Lewis's faith

PostPosted: January 18th, 2006, 9:07 pm
by Leslie
In Surprised by Joy, in chapter 2, "Concentration Camp," Lewis says "But I have not yet mentioned the most important thing that befell me at Oldie's [the school he attended at age 10]. There first I became an effective believer." He goes on to describe how he began to practice Christianity.

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PostPosted: January 19th, 2006, 6:05 am
by carol

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PostPosted: January 20th, 2006, 4:35 am
by carol

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PostPosted: March 3rd, 2006, 9:44 pm
by Arwen
interesting

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PostPosted: March 13th, 2006, 5:57 am
by Pete