Surprised by Joy
by C. S. Lewis
Lewis's account of his early life and conversion: a childhood of books, a brutal school, the trenches, atheism, and the 'joy' that kept pointing beyond itself until he became 'the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England'. Honest and specific about the mind changing.
Read it if…
you want to watch an intelligent person change his mind.
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Skip it if…
you want apologetics; it is autobiography.
Try instead: Counterfeit Gods →
Three things you will actually use
- Joy is a signpost, not a destination.
- A young atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully.
- Conversion can be reluctant and still real.
Do this first
Read the last three chapters.
Our verdict
A mind changing, honestly.
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