C. S. Lewis 
All My Road Before Me 
The Diary of C. S. Lewis, 1922-1927

A repackaged edition of the revered authors diary from his early twentiesa thought-provoking work that reveals his earliest thinking about war, atheism, religion, and humanity.While serving his country in the Great War, C. S. Lewis the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, and Christian apologistmade a pact with a close friend and fellow soldier. If one of them died, the survivor would take care of his familya promise Lewis honored. Developing a deep friendship with his fallen friends mother, Jane King Moore, Lewis moved into the Moore household after the war. Returning to Oxford, the twenty-three-year old Lewisthen a staunch atheiststruggled to adapt to life in post-war England. Eager to help the tormented young man, Jane encouraged him keep a diary of his day-to-day life. Those reflections are collected in this illuminating journal. Covering five remarkable years in Lewis’s life, All My Road Before Me charts the inspirations and intellectual and spiritual development of a man whose theology and writingincluding Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classicshas had immense influence on the Christian world.