Stepson sees 'Narnia' author as humble, humorous man of courage

Published: 2005-12-05

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- C.S. Lewis, popularly known as the 20th century's "apostle to the skeptics" and author of 38 books that have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, was a humble man who never thought highly of his own skills, according to his stepson. Douglas Gresham, whose divorced mother married bachelor Lewis in 1956, shared insights about his stepfather during a Nov. 14 panel discussion following a screening of "C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia," a one-hour television program that was to air on the Hallmark Channel Dec. 9. The docudrama's television premiere was to coincide with the highly anticipated theatrical release of Walt Disney Pictures' "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," based on the book of the same name penned by Lewis. "Beyond Narnia" explores Lewis' personal life and spiritual struggles, including his journey from atheism to Christianity and his crisis of faith following the death of his wife, Joy, from cancer in 1960.

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