C.S. LEWIS by bill gemaehlich
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ince January 2020, coronavirus has caused dramatic upheavals leaving the world asking questions and opening the door for deeper conversations. One man who wrestled with similar questions while living through the uncertain time of the First and Second World Wars was C.S. Lewis.
Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, North Ireland in November 1898. He was raised in the Protestant Church of Ireland but lost his faith because he could not reconcile the problem of evil in the world. At the age of 18, Lewis was offered a scholarship to attend Oxford University. He was an excellent student. However, in 1917, he