SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION

If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C.S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life

by Alister McGrath
Tyndale House. 2014. 219p. ISBN 9781414383781. $17.99; ebk. ISBN 9781414390949. REL
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McGrath (A Life of John Calvin; The Dawkins Delusion) is a busy and prolific writer on Christianity and a number of important Christian thinkers, including scholar and Narnia author C.S. Lewis (1898–1963). McGrath's most notable claim to public attention has perhaps come from his unashamed confrontation with the champions of the "New Atheism," particularly Richard Dawkins. This unassuming book is a very straightforward introduction to the Christian thought of the perennially popular Lewis. The author's rich familiarity with Lewis's work is beyond question; his expositions are most effective where Lewis's arguments are weak or inconsistent.
VERDICT Lewis is such an effective writer that it is a challenge to come in his wake, but McGrath's affectionate treatment helps to set his subject in a contemporary context and should appeal to both reading groups and individuals going beyond the Narnia novels and into Lewis's apologetics.
Reviewed by Graham Christian , May 15, 2014
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