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C.S. Lewis’ Devoted Himself To Christianity Because Of J.R.R. Tolkien

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C.S. Lewis, the author of the Narnia book series, was known to be pretty religious in his day. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is basically a Christian parable (Aslan=Jesus).

Lewis wasn’t always so religious, though. Although he was raised Catholic, he didn’t have much of a connection to Christianity growing up. Lewis says that his return to Anglicanism at age 32 was due to the influence of his good friend J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings.