C.S. Lewis was an atheist for 30 years

Finally, one conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien changed his mind

So what did Tolkien say?

Here’s what they discussed, and how it led to the conversion of the 20th century’s greatest theologian… 🧵 Lewis was a member of the “Lost Generation”

He served in, and was traumatized by, World War I

The horrors of war — along with modernist philosophy — made him an atheist

It was no simple-minded atheism either. Lewis was a genius…

Dostoevsky demolished Karl Marx in a single paragraph

In just a few lines, he dismantled Communism — and exposed the evil at its rotten core

Here’s what Dostoevsky wrote, and how it put Marx and Communism to shame…🧵 First, let’s recap Marx’s communism:

He called for the poor to overthrow the rich and seize the means of production

Why?

Because it would (in theory) create a utopian society, free of suffering

CS Lewis, Tolkien, and Chesterton were all inspired by one writer

His works shaped Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, and countless other tales

Here’s the writer behind the writers

And his books that inspired the greatest thinkers of the 20th century…🧵 George Macdonald was a 19th century author

He was a pioneer of the fantasy genre, and a personal mentor to Lewis Caroll

On the surface, he wrote simple children stories

But his worlds were also imbued with a hidden genius

The Iliad is the most violent book you'll ever read.

Skulls shattered, eyes gouged, severed heads, in a brutally accurate reflection of war.

But it's also the most beautiful book you'll ever read.

Here's why it still matters, 2,700 years later... (thread) 🧵 The Iliad follows the Trojan War:

It begins with Paris (a Trojan Prince), kidnapping Helen (a married Greek)

He brings her home to Troy, and the Greeks pursue in a fury

What follows is 10 years of bloodshed and terror

A beautiful library is more than a room with books.

It’s a cathedral for the mind.

Here are some of the most stunning libraries ever built — and what they say about the people who built them: 1. The Austrian National Library – Vienna, Austria

Founded in 1368 by the Habsburgs, it became the Imperial Court Library under Emperor Charles VI.

The stunning Baroque State Hall was built between 1723–1726 by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and his son.