As a derisive term, popularizer may be intended to indicate someone deficient in knowledge but glib in style, someone incapable of original thought who is nevertheless clever in rephrasing and illustrating the ideas of his betters. Lewis’s reputation as a scholar in realms other than religion provides evidence of his vigorous intellectual originality. As to style, Lewis is undoubtedly a master. D. S. Savage declares that a great writer discovers that method which is precisely suited to himself and