Lewis continues to attract a wide readership. In 2008, The Times ranked him eleventh on their list of "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Readers of his fiction are often unaware of what Lewis considered the Christian themes of his works. His Christian apologetics are read and quoted by members of many Christian denominations. In 2013, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Lewis joined some of Britain's greatest writers recognised at Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. The dedication service, at noon on 22 November 2013, included a reading from The Last Battle by Douglas Gresham, younger stepson of Lewis. Flowers were laid by Walter Hooper, trustee and literary advisor to the Lewis Estate. An address was delivered by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams

As someone who grew up Catholic, man I hated C.S. Lewis. The books are dreck, the morality hits you over he head and the stories were bland. I was way more into Tolkien. Still, some of his apologetics are important, and if you have an interest in Religion, you should at least read his stuff so you can argue the talking points that come out of his writings. the Wiki article linked is a good primer.