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An Anonymous Orthodox?
===Sum===
In short, it is very fair to describe Lewis as a "stealth Orthodox" -- his official allegiance lay with the Church of England, but his sympathies lay with the Orthodox. The most thoughtful study of Lewis' relationship to Orthodoxy was written by Bishop [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Kallistos Ware]] of Diokleia, who also teaches at Oxford. In an article published in ''Sobornost'' (an Anglican-Orthodox Ecumenical magazine) entitled "C.S. Lewis: an 'Anonymous Orthodox'?" he explores this fascinating question. He humbly relates that Lewis has a tendency to "idealize us Orthodox," and affirms that "even though C.S. Lewis' personal contacts with the Orthodox Church were not extensive at the same time his thinking is often profoundly in harmony with the Orthodox standpoint."
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