From Narnia to Today

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By Randy Newman on March 31, 2022 , ,

C.S. Lewis for Our Troubled World

The creator of Narnia and author of dozens of Christian books, C. S. Lewis, may have much to say to us in today's world that faces troubles in many directions. Lewis gave up belief in God when his mother died when he was only 10 years old. He came back to God after much suffering, serving and being wounded  in WWI and later experiencing  the devastating bombings of England by the Nazis in WWII. Lewis’s writings are filled with hope without ignoring the realities of life’s difficulties. His own story of coming to faith shed light on how the Christian message offers great help for this life and confidence in the next.

In this interactive session, Dr. Randy Newman highlights four lessons from C.S. Lewis for our current times.

“My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line.” (Mere Christianity)

Randy Newman

Senior Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism, CSLI Randy Newman (1956-2024) was the Senior Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism at the C.S. Lewis Institute. He taught at several evangelical seminaries. After serving for over 30 years with Campus Crusade for Christ, he established Connection Points, a ministry to help Christians engage people’s hearts the way Jesus did. He has written seven books, Questioning Evangelism, Corner Conversations, Bringing the Gospel Home, Engaging with Jewish People, Unlikely Converts: Improbable Stories of Faith and What They Teach Us About Evangelism, Mere Evangelism. and his most recent, Questioning Faith: Indirect Journeys of Belief through Terrains of Doubt. Randy has also written numerous articles about evangelism and other ways our lives intertwine with God’s creation. He earned his MDiv and PhD in Intercultural Studies from Trinity International University. Randy went home to be with the Lord in May 2024.  

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