The Most Reluctant Convert

“An excellent and robust idea that has been skillfully and convincingly realized. I very much appreciate the elegant and sparing way that David writes, and was dazzled by the powerful speculative ending to the last chapter.”


- Colin Duriez, author of The C. S. Lewis Encyclopedia





“Downing has carefully traced the story of Lewis’s conversion as found in both published and unpublished writings. He balances the suddenness of Lewis’s final decision for Christ with the slow maturing of mind and heart within the context of literature, myth, and European Christian tradition. Especially valuable is Downing’s discussion of ‘The Quest of Bleheris,’ one of Lewis’s first attempts to write fiction.”





- Doris T. Myers, author of C. S. Lewis in Context





“Here’s a book that deals with the most important and neglected aspect of C. S. Lewis’s life—his conversion. Its value can’t be overestimated. It’s really good—no, it's BRILLIANT.”





- Walter Hooper, editor of C. S. Lewis: A Companion & Guide