We must not think that religious concerns swamped all other social activities. They simply provided a focal point for them.

Our present world contains clues...to another world-a world which we can begin to experience now, but will only know in all its fullness at the end of things.

The success of the Inklings also helps us to see criticism in a positive light. There are, unfortunately, people who boost their own sense of importance by criticizing others as a matter of principle. Yet within this community, criticism was a mark of respect and commitment.

The English experience suggested that nobody really doubted the existence of God until theologians tried to prove it.

At Oxford University, the certainties of my atheist faith (and atheism is a faith) began to crumble

The reading of literature opens our eyes, offering us new perspectives on things that we can evaluate and adopt.

The Christian faith allows us to see further and deeper, to appreciate that nature is studded with signs, radiant with reminders, and emblazoned with symbols of God, our creator and redeemer.