{"product_id":"from-airmen-to-aslan-with-c-s-lewis-how-his-work-with-the-raf-influenced-his-life-and-writing","title":"From Airmen to Aslan with C. S. Lewis: How His Work with the RAF Influenced His Life and Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore C. S. Lewis became one of the world's most influential Christian writers, he spent the Second World War speaking to RAF airmen facing fear, conflict, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese remarkable encounters helped shape the clear, compelling voice that would later reach millions through Mere Christianity and enriched the imagination that gave rise to The Chronicles of Narnia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn From Airmen to Aslan with C. S. Lewis, Bruce R. Johnson uncovers this remarkable but largely overlooked chapter of Lewis's life. Drawing on extensive archival research, he reveals how Lewis's wartime ministry, pastoral care, and conversations with ordinary servicemen shaped his apologetics, deepened his Christian vision, and left a lasting mark on his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also offers fresh insights into the origins of Narnia, viewing its beginnings through the experiences of the evacuated children who found refuge at The Kilns during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully researched and richly illuminating, From Airmen to Aslan with C. S. Lewis presents a compelling portrait of Lewis as speaker, pastor, storyteller, and public intellectual, while shedding new light on the experiences that helped shape one of the twentieth century's most influential Christian voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for admirers of C. S. Lewis, military history, Christian apologetics, and anyone interested in the enduring relationship between faith, imagination, and courage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49659672101079,"sku":"9780281092451","price":52.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0317\/8499\/2899\/files\/9780281092451.jpg?v=1788155008","url":"https:\/\/wanderingbookseller.com.au\/products\/from-airmen-to-aslan-with-c-s-lewis-how-his-work-with-the-raf-influenced-his-life-and-writing","provider":"The Wandering Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}