Lewis remained a vocal and influential scholar and Christian apologist for the rest of his life, keeping a connection to Oxford and a post at Magdalene College, Cambridge. The Chronicles of Narnia, written between 19, have become a classic of children’s literature for their whimsical characters and fantastic adventures, but also for their accessible and interesting introduction to the basic tenants and theology of Christianity. Lewis also wrote several fictional novels that display the themes of mankind’s sin and need for divine grace, including the Space Trilogy (of which Out of the Silent Planet is the first book) and his most famous works, the seven Chronicles of Narnia novels for children. Many of these essays and broadcasts were anthologized in Lewis’s most famous non-fiction work, Mere Christianity. Lewis then became a staunch defender of Christian theology, writing many essays, books, and radio broadcasts that outlined the rational and emotional reasons that mankind needs Christian belief. Tolkien (the author of The Lord of the Rings) who eventually led Lewis back to his Christian faith in 1931. At Oxford, Lewis began a friendship with the writer J.R.R.

He became a poet and focused on classic epic poetry from the Greek and Norse traditions, then won a scholarship to University College, Oxford. After years of English boarding school and the death of his mother from cancer, Lewis abandoned the Christian faith of his family and became interested in mythology. Clive Staples Lewis, one of the most famous Christian authors of the 20th century, was born in Belfast, Ireland and grew up fascinated by animals and fairy tales.

Out of the silent planet