C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church

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C.S. Lewis has been called the "Apostle to the skeptics"--Responsible, perhaps, for bringing more people to Christianity than any evangelist of the 20th Century. Although Lewis was a staunch Ulster-born Anglican, although he invariably eschewed denominational questions in favor of what he called "Mere Christianity," and although he refused to convert to Catholicism, a surprising phenomenon has occurred over the years: many of those whom Lewis influenced most deeply have become Catholic. Joseph Pearce digs into Lewis's life, writings, and relationships to answer the nagging question of why so many Lewis converts have crossed the Tiber--and why Lewis himself, despite subscribing to many essential "Catholic" teachings in his faith and devotion, never did. This revised edition contains a new introduction by Fr. Dwight D. Longenecker, and a new appendix, written by Pearce, profiling many well-known converts who credit Lewis with leading them to the Catholic Church.-- Back cover.;Foreword / Thomas Howard -- Introduction / Dwight D. Longenecker -- Introduction to the First Edition / R.A. Benthall -- Acknoledgments --Preface -- Escape from Puritania -- A sound atheist -- Never trust a papist -- Meeting Mother Kirk -- Inklings and reactions -- Smuggling theology -- Lewis in purgatory -- Mere Christianity -- More Christianity -- The mere and the mire -- Mire Christianity -- Appendix: C.S. Lewis and Catholic converts -- Notes -- Index. Foreword / Thomas Howard -- Introduction / Dwight D. Longenecker -- Introduction to the First Edition / R.A. Benthall -- Acknoledgments --Preface -- Escape from Puritania -- A sound atheist -- Never trust a papist -- Meeting Mother Kirk -- Inklings and reactions -- Smuggling theology -- Lewis in purgatory -- Mere Christianity -- More Christianity -- The mere and the mire -- Mire Christianity -- Appendix: C.S. Lewis and Catholic converts -- Notes -- Index.