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    <body><![CDATA[A look at C.S. Lewis's spiritual journey drawing from who and what he read as well as what he wrote. Thankfully, the focus is more on Lewis's fiction rather than his apologetics. A little dry at times, and oddly speculative at others. For the Lewis completist.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fresh and readable account of C. S. Lewis and his journey from atheism to faith.  An inspiring book, whatever your spiritual beliefs.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Publisher's Description:<br/><br/>&quot;David Downing offers a unique look at Lewis's personal journey to faith and the profound influence it ahd on his life as a writer and eventual follower of Christ. Most other biographies of Lewis explore his childhood or his dramatic conversion to Christianit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30780891">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A detailed look into CS Lewis's Christianity. Not so much a biography though. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wish I could give this 2.5 stars. For as small as the book was, it should have been a much quicker read. ]]></body>
    
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