C.S. Lewis: Christian History Timeline
C.S. Lewis: His Life & His Works
October 1, 2005
His Life
Nov. 29, 1898 Born in Belfast, Ireland 1901 Queen Victoria dies 1908 Mother Flora dies of cancer 1911 Ceases to be a Christian while studying at Cherboug House, a preparatory school for Malvern College 1912 The Titanic sinks 1914-1918 World War I 1914-1917 Studies with W. T. Kirkpatrick ("the Great Knock"); during this time he reads George MacDonald's Phantastes, which "baptizes" his imagination 1917 Begins studies at University College, Oxford; meets Paddy Moore and his mother Mrs. Janie Moore; joins army and is sent to France 1918 Wounded in action and hospitalized in London; Paddy Moore is killed in battle 1919 Returns to University College, Oxford 1924 Begins tutorial work at University College 1925 Elected Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford 1925 G. K. Chesterton publishes The Everlasting Man 1926 Meets J. R. R. Tolkien. 1929 Confesses on his knees in his Magdalen rooms that "God is God"; father Albert dies in Belfast 1930 Lewis and Moores move into The Kilns 1931 Accepts truth of Christianity while riding to Whipsnade Zoo 1932 Warren Lewis retires from the army and moves into The Kilns 1933 Circle of friends called "the Inklings" forms 1936 Meets Charles Williams 1939 First evacuated children arrive at The Kilns 1939-1945 World War II 1940-41 Gives lectures on Christianity for the Royal Air Force 1941 Preaches famous sermon "The Weight of Glory" at the church of St. Mary's in Oxford 1941-1944 Gives 25 talks on BBC radio; these talks will eventually become Mere Christianity 1942 First meeting of the Oxford Socratic Club 1945 United Nations founded 1945 Charles Williams dies 1946 Awarded honorary Doctor of Divinity by University of St. Andrews 1947 Featured on the cover of Time magazine 1949 George Orwell publishes 1984 1950 Receives first letter from Joy Davidman Gresham 1951 Mrs. Moore dies 1952 Meets Joy Davidman during her trip to London 1953 Joy moves to England with her sons David and Douglas 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien publishes The Lord of the Rings 1954 Accepts Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University 1956 Marries Joy in a legal ceremony 1957 U.S.S.R. launches "Sputnik" into orbit 1957 Ecclesiastical marriage at Joy's hospital bed; Joy's cancer goes into remission 1960 Joy dies Nov. 22, 1963 Dies at The Kilns and is buried in the parish churchyard Nov. 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy is assassinated 1973 Death of brother Warren Lewis
His Works
1919 Spirits in Bondage: A Circle of Lyrics [under pseudonym Clive Hamilton] 1926 Dymer [under pseudonym Clive Hamilton] 1933 The Pilgrim's Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason and Romanticism 1936 The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition 1938 Out of the Silent Planet 1939 Rehabilitations and Other Essays 1939 The Personal Heresy: A Controversy [with E. M. W. Tillyard] 1940 The Problem of Pain 1942 The Screwtape Letters 1942 A Preface to 'Paradise Lost' 1943 Perelandra 1943 The Abolition of Man 1945 That Hideous Strength 1946 The Great Divorce 1947 Miracles 1948 Arthurian Torso [poems by Charles Williams with commentary by C. S. Lewis] 1949 Transposition and Other Addresses 1950 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 1951 Prince Caspian 1952 Mere Christianity, combining Broadcast Talks (1942), Christian Behaviour (1943), and Beyond Personality (1944) 1952 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 1953 The Silver Chair 1954 The Horse and His Boy 1954 English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama 1955 The Magician's Nephew 1955 Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life 1956 The Last Battle 1956 Till We Have Faces 1958 Reflections on the Psalms 1960 The Four Loves 1960 Studies in Words 1960 The World's Last Night and Other Essays 1961 A Grief Observed [under pseudonym N. W. Clerk] 1961 An Experiment in Criticism 1962 They Asked for a Paper: Papers and Addresses 1964 Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer 1964 The Discarded Image Posthumous collections include
Poems (1964), Letters of C. S. Lewis, ed. W. H. Lewis (1966), Of Other Worlds (1966), Christian Reflections (1967), God in the Dock (1970), Fern-Seed and Elephants (1975), The Dark Tower and Other Stories (1977) Copyright © 2005 by the author or Christianity Today International/Christian History & Biography magazine.
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