Feel like your job is humdrum and wish you could be part of the movers and shakers? Mark Studdock did and regretted it.
As That Hideous Strength opens Mark Studdock is a newly married man with dreams of making it big in the academic world, if only he was a part of the “in” crowd who made the decisions. Just like Lewis’ description in his essay “The Inner Ring,” Mark is willing to compromise himself to gain membership into a group that has very questionable practices.
FACT OF THE DAY:
The book Screwtape Proposes a Toast, an essay collection was first published (but now out of print) on this day (1/4) in 1965.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
from “Is Theology Poetry?”
(Published in Screwtape Proposes a Toast on 1/4/1965)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the first book of essays that Lewis himself had published?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The essay “Religion and Science” was published in The Coventry Evening Telegraph on this day (1/3) in 1945.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If there were anything outside Nature, and if it interfered – then the events which the scientist expected wouldn’t follow. That would be what we call a miracle.”
Religion and Science
(Published in The Coventry Evening Telegraph on 1/3/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Although fourteen chapters are in The Great Divorce, it was first published in how many weekly installments?
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Welcome to first of a new weekly series whose aim is to share useful resources online related to C.S. Lewis. It may be a single article, free audio or video piece or like today an entire website. As you can tell from the title, the site is called “A Pilgrim in Narnia.” Brenton Dickieson is the mastermind behind the site that does a wonderful job discussing a large variety of content related to C.S. Lewis. In the spirit of full disclosure,
FACT OF THE DAY:
The paperback edition of Reflections of the Psalms was published on this date (1/2) in 1961. It was first released in 1958.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“No good work is done anywhere without aid from the Father of Lights.”
Reflections on the Psalms
(Published in paperback in the UK 1/2/1961)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
How was Pauline Baynes selected to illustrate the Narnia books?
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Highlights for the first third of January (1st – 10th) include: Two books published for the first time (one posthumously), two paperback debuts, and initial US versions of two of his books.
If you’ve been reading this series for any three month span, you likely noticed he wrote a good variety of books (some being published after his death). Sometimes I’ve noted when Lewis’s books were released in the US for the first time or when debuting in paperback editions. During this short period a total of six books became available in one of these forms or another.
It was on the 6th in 1944 that The Abolition of Man was released. This is the only book of totally new material during this third segment of January.
FACT OF THE DAY:
On this day (1/1) in 1931 Lewis began the first “walking tour” with his brother, Warnie.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There is no use in talking as if forgiveness were easy…For we find that the work of forgiveness has to be done over and over again.”
Reflections on the Psalms
(Published in paperback in the UK 1/2/1961)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote (four words):
“Reality, in fact, is always something _____ _____ ______ ______ . That’s one of the reasons I believe Christianity.”
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