Even if you are a serious fan of the Narnia stories you might still have trouble figuring out which Caspian is which!
Month: July 2013
Quote: July 8, 2013
“Our divisions should never be discussed except in the presence of those who have already come to believe that there is one God and that Jesus Christ is His only Son.”
Mere Christianity (Preface)
Published 7/7/1952
Quiz: July 8, 2013
When the kids return to Narnia in Dawn Treader, how many Narnian years had passed since the last visit?
Fact: July 8, 2013
Lewis first used the term “Mere Christianity” in The Screwtape Letters #25; initially published 10/17/41 in The Guardian.
Quiz: July 7, 2013
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“Nothing can deceive unless it bears a plausible _____ _____ _____ . “
Fact: July 7, 2013
Mere Christianity was first published on this day (July 7th) in 1952. It collected three previously published books.
Quote: July 7, 2013
“When a man who accepts the Christian doctrine lives unworthily of it, it is much clearer to say he is a bad Christian than to say he is not a Christian.”
Mere Christianity (Preface)
Published 7/7/1952
Fact: July 6, 2013
The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C.S. Lewis was published on July 5th in 1984 and was edited by Walter Hooper.
Quote: July 6, 2013
“We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
The Weight of Glory
(January 9th entry in The Business of Heaven. published 7/5/1984)
Quiz: July 6, 2013
What is the name of the only book released in the 1980’s that contained (at that time) essays by Lewis that had not been previously published since his death?