C.S. Lewis
Oxford scholar, literary master, and premier 20th-century Christian apologist
Clive Staples Lewis was an Oxford and Cambridge don of Medieval and Renaissance literature who became the most widely read Christian apologist of the modern era. Converted from atheism to Christianity in 1931 (partly through conversations with J.R.R. Tolkien), Lewis broadcast his famous BBC wartime radio talks, compiled as *Mere Christianity* (1952), setting forth the common ground of historic Christian faith across Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant communions.
Historical Context & Significance
His works—including *The Problem of Pain*, *Miracles*, *The Screwtape Letters*, *The Great Divorce*, and *The Chronicles of Narnia*—have brought millions to Christian faith across denominations.
Genealogical Lineage & Splits
This movement or council is an early root foundation with no preceding parent split in the dataset.
Theological & Hermeneutical Coordinates
Primary Scripture Proof-Texts
Key biblical passages central to this tradition's exegesis and historical debates.
Connected Theological Perspectives & Debates
Unanimous Christian consensus that corporate vocal praise of psalms, canticles, and spiritual songs with gratitude in the heart to God is an indispensable element of Christian worship.
Universal confession that the Holy Spirit is fully God, co-eternal and consubstantial with the Father and the Son, sent economically into the world by both the Father and the Son.
Universal confession that the Holy Spirit sovereignly distributes spiritual gifts to the body of Christ for mutual edification and fruitfulness.
Universal historic creedal consensus that Jesus Christ will return bodily in glory to judge the living and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end.
Unanimous agreement across all Christian communions on the 27 books of the New Testament as divinely inspired canonical scripture.
Universal confession that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and was raised for our justification according to the Scriptures.
Universal confession that the Holy Spirit indwells every true Christian and empowers the church to bear witness to Jesus Christ.
Universal confession that Gentiles are grafted into the covenant promises through faith in Jesus Christ, the true Seed of Abraham.
Universal confession that the original Twelve Apostles and Paul held an unrepeatable historical role in witnessing Christ's resurrection and authoring inspired scripture.