
The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Tolkien (a devout Roman Catholic) and Hugo Dyson. Lewis became a Christian: One evening in September, Lewis had a long talk on Christianity with J.R.R. If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. Lewis became a theist: In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed. In fact, Lewis sought contributions from members of different denominations. But look for Christ, and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.Īlways try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else. The book was clearly not intended to advocate for one Christian denomination. Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. LewisĬhristianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. “God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there.
