Joseph Pearce delves into the life and literary contributions of C.S. Lewis. The discussion encompasses Lewis’s role in the Catholic cultural revival, highlighting key periods such as the Newman era and the Chester-Belloc period. Pearce explores Lewis’s stance against modernism and his attempt, much like G.K. Chesterton, to distill the essence of Christianity in works like Mere Christianity. Despite Lewis’s unique position as a non-Catholic, his profound influence on literature and Christian thought is evident, leaving a lasting legacy that contradicted his own prediction of being forgotten posthumously.
