Reviving Your Imagination C. S. Lewis was one of this century's most erudite and prolific scholars. Before his death in 1963 he produced some 60 works including books of literary criticism, theology, philosophy, poetry, autobiography, and, most importantly, children's stories. Imagination is not just for children . Lewis believed that imagination is a key to successful living, not just for children but for adults too. His imagination created the magical land of Narnia, and he enriched not only himself but the lives of countless readers in the process.
Imagination is a condition for truth.
Today Lewis is probably most famous as a philosopher and articulate defender of the Christian faith. Some critics have found this odd. Lewis said that imagination actually helps reason. Imagination creates metaphors which in turn produce meaning, and reason cannot function without meaning. Imagination is necessary for faith.