Edited by James T Como In this intimate candid and sometimes surprising community biography of the celebrated author and Christian apologist twenty four men and women who knew C S Lewis as teacher colleague friend offer their reminiscences and impressions of the complex man behind the critical and academic acclaim Through their recollections we see Jack Lewis dazzling Oxford as he takes on atheists materialists and a host of other challengers Most poignantly we see him in everyday settings striding up and down the platform at a railroad station presiding over leisurely dinners with students expounding on the virtues of the pub The net effect of this collection said the Catholic Review is to make us feel that we know Lewis as well as his friends And to quote the New Yorker The heterogeneity of the contributors assures a variety of Lewises but certain traits appear in all these accounts intelligence imagination gusto a sense of fun and most frequently magnanimity An unexpected delight Washington Post A grand banquet of personal insights San Diego Union An invaluable indeed an indispensible addition to the burgeoning sphere of Lewis scholarship Joseph Pearce Author C S Lewis and the Catholic Church