Bob Stewart The events leading up to C. S. Lewis’s conversion experience–as outlined in Surprised by Joy–have important implications for evangelism and apologetics. The importance of relationships.  Lewis was influenced by his Christian friends, Owen Barfield, JRR Tolkien, Hugo Dyson, and others.  The importance of reason.  Lewis had to see that Christianity was reasonable before he could accept it.  Lewis had to see that Christianity had an answer to the problem of evil and that Christianity was superior to and different than other religions. The [...]