How Did Cs Lewis Impact On Christianity

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C.S Lewis, His Impact On Christianity
Lewis’ innovation for writing books came from people he valued. Not only did they change the way he thought about life, but, they also changed the way he wrote. C.S Lewis was academically intellectual; he went to school at Oxford University. People didn’t see him as the kind of person write fantasies.
After serving in France with the Somerset Light Infantry in World War I, he began his studies at Oxford and achieved an outstanding record, taking a double first in Honors Moderations (Greek and Latin texts) and Greats (classical history and philosophy) and then staying on for an additional first in English language and literature, completing it in one year instead of the usual three. He became a fellow and

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