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“Christianity seems at first to be all about morality, all about duties and rules and guilt and virtue, yet it leads you on, out of all that, into something beyond. One has a glimpse of a country where they do not talk of those things, except perhaps as a joke. Every one there is filled full with what we should call goodness as a mirror is filled with light. But they do not call it goodness. They do not call it anything. They are not thinking of it. They are too busy looking at the source from which it comes.”

Quote by C. S. Lewis

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A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works

This book provides a year's worth of daily readings from the works of C. S. Lewis, a renowned author and scholar. Each day's reading is selected to offer a diverse range of topics and ideas, reflecting Lewis's deep engagement with literature, philosophy, and theology. The selections are designed to be accessible and thought-provoking, allowing readers to engage with Lewis's writing on a regular basis. more

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C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis was a British novelist, academic, and Christian theologian. He is renowned for his fictional works, particularly The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of fantasy novels that have become a beloved classic of children's literature. Lewis also penned adult fiction, including the science fiction trilogy Out of the Silent Planet and the space trilogy. His non-fiction works, such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain, have had a significant impact on Christian thought and spirituality. more

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