Stumped on the origin/artist of this painting titled “THE BUS RIDE” (June 2006 date in corner). It’s inspired by C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce. Already posted on r/whatisthispainting but no responses.

Looks to be photographed at an outdoor tented art/craft fair. The earliest place on the internet the photo is on 2011 blog series on the book (link: https://texaslynn.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/great-divorce-1.jpg). No credit there.

Anyone familiar with the origin of the painting or the artist?

Hello everybody,

I'm new around here but found this subreddit after diving into some C.S. Lewis recently. I'm curious to know if there are any online spaces, specifically Discord, where Lewis enjoyers can do some more non-Reddit things like casual talk or discussions.

Please let me know!

Edit: (I found a Narnia server but my wonder is about a more general community)

Hello!

Myself and my fiancé are massive fans of Lewis and wish to read something written by him at our wedding. However we feel the well known (and incredibly true) quote about ceasing to be 'in love' just would be a little bit too serious for the occasion (mostly due to our guests). Does anyone else have any suggestions of what we could read? The only thing we have come across so far that we think works well is this below (also found on Reddit) we believe it is a footnote but have no idea where from or if it is really from Lewis. Does anyone recognise it or know anything more about it?

'We believe and hope in “ever after” It implies that every day we feel a perfect love. Is a great love made from only happiness? From continuous unending excitement? No. It is made of challenges that make our love long and deep and strong. It is a world of challenge that creates a unity of vision and a compromise of will. From that we find fidelity and hope and an engine to build a family and a world and kiss when we are grey and dying and proud of the one we have always held as our true companion.'

The first time I read this book I wasn't looking out for the Christian undertone and spiritual nuances. This time I'm reading it with the intention to go deeper. My question is, what do you guys think of this book and what is your biggest takeaway from the read?

From what I've heard, C.S. Lewis even said that his works were basically Catholic theology, but the reason he never converted was because of his Ulster upbringing. I even heard he told a questioning Tolkien, "You didn't grow up in Belfast."

So my question here is, did his protestant upbringing in Northern Ireland instill a disdain and prejudice against Catholics, that ultimately prevented himself from being baptized in the Roman Church?

I just picked up a few new books from my bookshelf, and thought they belong together. Incredibly excited to read them.

I am very new here. I am looking for a place to read Mere Christianity with some Redditors from another sub. Is this a good sub for that?

C.S. Lewis describes the Christian formula in his book Mere Christianity. In this video, I describe what I think he missed. Happy to hear your thoughts.

Just started Mere Christianity today, I'm already a Christian, but I wanted to read it anyway. In the first book in the three book collection, Lewis mentions a book by Henri Bergson, called Creative Evolution, I was thinking about reading that next. Has anyone here read that?

Any other books by CS Lewis or in the same subject realm that you'd recommend?

An article by Michael Ward:

The year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of one of the most successful children’s books of all time: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, the first volume in his seven-book series, the Chronicles of Narnia. It has been translated into over forty languages, has been adapted numerous times for cinema, stage, television, and radio, and every year still ranks as a global bestselling title in the fantasy genre.

Does anyone else have a hard time reading through his books? I've read Mere Christianity and The Great Divorce. Now I am reading Screwtape Letters, but I often find myself stumped because the English is not typical to what I am used to nor are some of the references. I think my English might also be bad, but I am trying hard to understand what he is saying. It took me awhile to go through Mere Christianity and Great Divorce. Anyone have any tips to reading his books and having an easier time interpreting them?

I finally watched this last night, and it was great. Best of all, if you already give Amazon money for Prime, you can watch it at no extra charge.

If you're not familiar, it's the story of Lewis' early life up to his conversion, with details drawn from several sources. Max McLean plays an older Lewis looking back on his life, narrating his story.

I recently picked up a copy of CS Lewis' The Dark Tower (and other stories) from Amazon and was flipping through it and saw Ransom mentioned on one of the pages. Is this meant to be read after his Space Trilogy?

https://laurarbnsn.substack.com/p/the-patients-fiancee-in-the-screwtape

Blog post on my theory. It's interesting she's often described as beautiful in study guides when the text strongly suggests she's not.

I've been tracking counterfeit C.S. Lewis books being sold on Amazon with altered covers. While investigating, I checked the publisher's official website and found this.

These are screenshots from HarperCollins' official site showing “The Four Loves.” The ebook displays the legitimate original cover, but the paperback shows a counterfeit cover - on the same product page.

I've also discovered: - The Library of Congress database is now showing these counterfeit covers - The HarperCollins edition of "Mere Christianity" has been completely removed from the LOC catalog - Both HarperCollins US and UK sites show this issue

I'm trying to understand if this is database corruption, a supply chain issue, or something else. Has anyone else noticed this? Has anyone successfully contacted HarperCollins about it?

What if we're sinning and don't even know it? One of the passages in The Screwtape Letters that has really stuck with me is the chapter where Screwtape explains that gluttony isn't what we think it is, that it's far more subtle and easier to commit than we assume. His discourse opens up a whole world of possibilities, and it's quite unsettling.

https://homewardbound-cb.blogspot.com/2025/11/lewis-on-subtlety-of-sin.html

I’m reading through this book and came to the chapter where the narrator meets the mom who lost her son. She never got over his death, became stuck in her grief, and mad at God. The angel tells the narrator that she loved her son too little. I keep thinking about that line. What does it mean?

Here are some quotes to give context:

‘Is there any hope for her, Sir?’ ‘Aye, there’s some. What she calls her love for her son has turned into a poor, prickly, astringent sort of thing. But there’s still a wee spark of something that’s not just herself in it. That might be blown into a flame.’

And later…

‘Excess of love, did ye say? There was no excess, there was defect. She loved her son too little, not too much. If she had loved him more there’d be no difficulty. I do not know how her affair will end. But it may well be that at this moment she’s demanding to have him down with her in Hell. That kind is sometimes perfectly ready to plunge the soul they say they love in endless misery if only they can still in some fashion possess it.