C.S. Lewis Archives

Weight of Glory, The

We Marry, Snub, and Exploit Immortals Author: C.S. Lewis The Weight of Glory is one of the best collections of C.S. Lewis essays, each expertly covering a difficult and poignant topic that interfaces with how we react with one another, with our calling in life, and ultimately how we interact with God. The topics range from humanity’s ultimate, immortal nature; to our finding and answering our callings; to how we think about and understand Heaven; to the effects of war and pacifism; to the truth of Christianity as averse to the fancy, poetical pull of false religions and ideologies; and more. [...]

Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

A Disconnected, Yet Still Sublime C.S. Lewis Addition Author: C.S. Lewis Letters to Malcom: Chiefly on Prayer is a posthumously published collection of Lewis’s letters to a fictional friend. It is written not as an instruction, but more as a meditation, a collection of private notes and asides. Lewis thoughtfully discusses prayer with his fabled friend, Malcom, taking prayer out of the rote asking, while admitting to our imperfections and desire to be better than we are. Lewis shines a light on the relationship prayer invites between ourselves and God, like talking to a friend, and notes some basic dos and [...]