Kevin’s Reviews > A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-18 > Status Update

Exploring the friendship that developed between Tolkien and Lewis is fascinating. Really enjoying this book.

Lewis and Tolkien are now together at Oxford. The famous discussion in September of 1931 on religion, paganism, and Christianity has convinced Lewis to renounce his atheism and become a Christian.

The Great War has come to a close and altered society in its wake. We're about to discover how Tolkien and Lewis were able to produce works of literature extolling the virtues of war in a world that was tired of it.

I'm finding this interesting, so far. We're learning about the attitudes of both authors towards the war and beginning to see how their experiences shaped their later works.