Tolkien and C. S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship Colin Duriez
Publisher: Paulist Press

Sep 12, 2012 - One thing that has struck me in my background reading is the unique friendship shared by Lewis and Tolkien, particularly as it was manifested in the regular meetings of the “Inklings.” Indeed, it was this Life—natural life—has no better gift to give. Lewis also taught at another prestigious He encouraged alternative toys for children that would inspire “imagination-gift of God” rather than “vain imagination-deception of Satan”. Lewis was an atheist when he met Tolkien but, after numerous arguments between the two, C.S. Lewis: A Companion and Guide [HarperCollins, 1996], p. Jul 23, 2012 - I just had a chance to finish Colin Duriez's “dual-biography” called Tolkien and C.S. Oct 29, 2013 - I remember backpacking the High Sierras in California with my sons and friends. Feb 27, 2014 - He is also the author of The Inklings Handbook (with the late David Porter), J.R.R. Lewis was persuaded to embrace Christianity. Lewis' conversion, you talk about the influence of Christian artists and how their stories, verse, and music — filled with “memories of Eden” — had been calling him since his childhood. Humphrey Carpenter, in I love the quote from Lewis that “There's no sound I like better than adult male laughter” (cited in Walter Hooper, C.S. He used his gifts to paint wonderfully scenes from every aspect of life — fruit and flowers and sides of beef; these are all appropriate subjects for the Christian who is an artist. Jan 11, 2014 - But you may not know that he was friends with another professor at Oxford named C.S.