![]() “I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.” That which I greatly feared had at last come upon me. “You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. Here are a few excerpts to recount his transition from atheism to theism and ultimately to faith in Christ: Lewis’ conversion story has been instrumental in others coming to faith. Tolkien, Lewis moved from atheism to theism and finally became a professing Christian.Ĭ. ![]() There under the influence of literary greats and committed Christians such as J.R.R. ![]() Surviving trench warfare in World War I, Lewis returned to attend Oxford. ![]() The death of Lewis’ mother and his being sent off to boarding school were very painful. As he grew into young adulthood Lewis lost his traditional Christian faith. The central theme of the book is “joy,” which is better represented by Sehnsucht (German for “longing”).Īs a boy growing up in Belfast, Ireland, Lewis would sometimes feel “deep stabs of joy” from another world. Published in 1955, Surprised by Joy is C. ![]()
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