C.S. LEWIS AT WAR The Dramatic Story Behind MERE CHRISTIANITY

England was "shaken to the core" by WWII, and it was in that chaotic environment that C.S. Lewis delivered a remarkable series of talks on BBC Radio covering ethics, morality, and religion. The talks were published later as MERE CHRISTIANITY. In the first half of this program, British acting stalwarts Jeremy Northam and John Rhys-Davies are featured in a historic audio drama that does well covering highlights of Lewis's life, in particular his conversion to Christianity and his long friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien. But what the drama does best is whet the listener's appetite for hearing what everyone in the drama is talking about--Lewis's lectures on his belief in a Christian God. Finding the clarity of Lewis's voice, purpose, and ideals in every sentence, Philip Bird's reading of the unabridged text will give the listener cause to stop, think, and reflect. B.P. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2014]