![]() “In Till We Have Faces,” English professor Rolland Hein says, “Lewis is at his best, giving insights towards the end of his life on such vital subjects as the importance of spiritual perception and the nature of final judgment. In a letter to Anne Scott in 1960, Lewis referred to Till We Have Faces as, “that book, which I consider far and away the best I have written, has been my one big failure both with critics and with the public.” In spite of its lack of popularity, Till We Have Faces reveals Lewis’s mature vision of reality, while telling a captivating story that unfolds themes essential to a Christian imagination. The questions are worth slowing down to have time for unhurried reflection. The problem was not my bewilderment but my willingness to set the novel aside instead of following the path set out ahead of me by the questions. And as a myth retold (as the subtitle tells us), the story is supposed to raise questions, important questions, so that we can face them honestly. The Narnian stories are allegories Till We Have Faces is myth. What I didn’t realize is that I was closer to the truth of things than I realized. Till We Have Faces left me bewildered, with no answers, only questions. ![]() ![]() I was in college at the time and had recently read the Chronicles of Narnia, which I loved. ![]() The story was interesting enough, and well written, but I couldn’t make sense of the characters and their gods. I didn’t like Till We Have Faces the first time I read it. ![]()
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