C.S. Lewis: podcast appearances and interviews

Clive Staples Lewis was a British author, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian born on 29 November 1898. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1954, and Magdalene College, Cambridge, from 1954 until his death in 1963. Lewis is best known for his series The Chronicles of Narnia, which has achieved widespread popularity and has been adapted into stage, television, radio, and film productions. In addition to his fictional works, he authored notable non-fiction Christian apologetics such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. His literary career also includes other fiction such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy. Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, and both men were members of the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. His religious journey began with baptism in the Church of Ireland but experienced a period of loss of faith during adolescence. He returned to Anglicanism at age 32 influenced by friends like Tolkien. Lewis's faith significantly shaped his writings, and his wartime radio broadcasts on Christianity gained him wide recognition. Over his lifetime, he authored more than 30 books, translated into over 30 languages, and sold millions of copies worldwide. In 1956, he married American writer Joy Davidman, who died of cancer four years later. Lewis passed away on 22 November 1963 of kidney failure at the age of 64. His contributions have been commemorated with a memorial in Westminster Abbey’s Poets' Corner.