The world listened when C.S. Lewis commanded audiences during WWII

Before Aslan roared his way into the hearts of children (and adults), the author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" books featuring the majestic lion king was a comforting voice on British radio during World War II. The author was C.S. Lewis, and he enthralled audiences on BBC Home Service radio as his country faced war. 

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As Dallas Leadership Foundation prepares to commemorate 20 years of service with a 1940s-inspired gala, Lewis is a figure no one can forget. One of his famous broadcasts during the war was "Right and Wrong:  A Clue to the Meaning of the Universe," a program that lasted nearly three years. The program started in 1942 in Great Britain and ran as "The Case for Christianity" in the United States starting in 1943. He also presented other radio programs. (Listen to Lewis in this recording of this 1944 broadcast "Beyond Personality.")

In a scholarly discussion on Lewis' role in World War II in 2011 at Seattle Pacific University, the Rev. Palmer praised Lewis for his four-talk series, "Right and Wrong: A Clue to the Meaning of the Universe," according to writer Jeffrey Overstreet:

 "The first of his BBC broadcasts on faith that ran for almost three years. Lewis did not start by condemning Nazis or by evangelizing, said Palmer: "He begins by describing common quarrels, like two people fighting over a bus seat." Lewis revealed, carefully and strategically, that "every human being knows of a durable, a real, a permanent rightness," Palmer added. "What is the sense in saying the enemy is wrong unless right is the real thing?"

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Historians also say Lewis entertained guests at the Kilns, his home in Oxford. As Lyle Dorsett wrote in C.S. Lewis: A Profile of His Life: 

Writing, to be sure, is a lonely enterprise. This Lewis understood. And even though he felt called by God to write, he likewise felt it was required of him to counsel those who made the pilgrimage to The Kilns, his home on the edge of Oxford. Frequently he believed it was his calling to explain the Christian faith to people over BBC radio, and to the airmen at the RAF bases during World War II. 

Lewis understood making a leadership difference when and where he could. In the book "Weight of Glory," Lewis wrote: “Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future. Happy work is best done by the man who takes his long-term plans somewhat lightly and works from moment to moment ‘as to the Lord.’ ” 

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