Lewis’s parents, Albert and Florence (Flora) were married at St. Mark’s Church on this day in 1894.
Month: August 2013
QUIZ: August 28, 2013
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“Nothing, not even what is lowest and most bestial, will not be raised again if _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
FACT: August 28, 2013
“Equality” is a shorter work by Lewis published August 27, 1943 in The Spectator.
QUOTE: August 28, 2013
“Friends are not primarily absorbed in each other. It is when we are doing things together that friendship springs up – painting, sailing ships, praying, philosophizing, fighting shoulder to shoulder. Friends look in the same direction. Lovers look at each other: that is, in opposite directions.”
“Equality”
(Published 8/27/1943 in The Spectator)
QUOTE: August 27, 2013
“Progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer.”
“What Can We Do About It”
(Broadcast on BBC from 8/27/1941; known as “We Have Cause to be Uneasy” in Mere Christianity)
QUIZ: August 27, 2013
Who wrote the first book about Lewis’ writings after his death and what is the title?
FACT: August 27, 2013
The fourth radio talk from Lewis’s first broadcast series was given today (8/27) in 1941; it was called “What Can We Do About It.”
QUOTE: August 26, 2013
“In fighting those who serve devils one always has this on one’s side; their Masters hate them as much as they hate us.”
That Hideous Strength
(Published 8/16/1945)
QUIZ: August 26, 2013
Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“No more Aslan, no more Kings, no more silly stories about other worlds. The Dwarfs are for the Dwarfs.”
FACT: August 26, 2013
Lewis’s father, Albert, was notorious for not liking his routine changed; this quality negatively affected his relationship with his sons.