FACT OF THE DAY:
Today (5/16) in 1941 the third Screwtape Letter was published in The Guardian.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Keep his mind off the most elementary duties by directing it to the most advanced and spiritual ones.”
The Screwtape Letters III
(Published in The Guardian on 5/16/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s first Christian book came out this month…what was it?
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There were more than a few events in 2013 to celebrate the life of C.S. Lewis during the 50th anniversary year of his death. One of them was hosted by Dr. John Piper’s Desiring God Ministries. However, the only one that I’m aware of that not only did FREE live streaming of their conference but has ALSO made them freely available afterwards is from them. “The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life & Imagination in the Works of C.S. Lewis” was the name of their event and you can view all the videos of each session, seminar and even their “small talks” (ten-minute mini-sessions) by selecting the picture above. You can also listen to them in audio or even download the audio.
FACT OF THE DAY:
Charles Williams, a close friend of Lewis, died on this day (5/15) in 1945. He was the author of Descent into Hell and other works.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Yes, pride is a perpetual nagging temptation. Keep on knocking it on the head but don’t be too worried about it. As long as one knows one is proud one is safe from the worst form of pride.”
Letter to Genia Goelz 5/15/1952
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who does Aslan say the following to and which book does he say it in? “There is no other stream.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Today (5/14) in 1936 Lewis had Sonnet published in The Oxford Magazine under the name of Nat Whilk. It is available in Poems.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It is probable that Nature is not really in Time and almost certain that God is not. Time is probably (like perspective) the mode of our perception.”
Miracles: A Preliminary Study
(Published on 5/12/1947)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“I think that if God forgives us we _____ _____ _____ .”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Adam at Night is a poem published in Punch on 5/11/1949 then revised and re-titled as The Adam at Night in Poems.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Christianity…is precisely the story of a great Miracle. A naturalistic Christianity leaves out all that is specifically Christian.”
Miracles: A Preliminary Study
(Published on 5/12/1947)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Lewis accepted what temporary position this month that wasn’t in a subject he is most known for?
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This interview from William O’Flaherty is about The C.S. Lewis Phenomenon with the author of the book, Dr. Samuel Joeckel. He is associate professor of English and professor in the Supper Honors Program at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida. This book is subtitled “Christianity and the Public Sphere” and explores Lewis’s fiction and non-fiction where he presents the Christian faith and explores three facets of that phenomenon.
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The first edition of Miracles: A Preliminary Study was published on this day (5/12) in 1947 (a second edition came out in 1960).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“What we learn from experience depends on the kind of philosophy we bring to experience.”
Miracles: A Preliminary Study
(Published on 5/12/1947)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the full name of Bree, the horse, from The Horse and His Boy?
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Highlights for the second of May (11th – 21st) include: Initial publication of Miracles, the landmark first meeting with a famous friend and securing his longest employment.
“Miracles” is among the many misused words in our vocabulary today. This was true even back in 1947 when Miracles: A Preliminary Study was released on the 12th by C.S. Lewis. Of course, Lewis was addressing more of an unbelief in the miraculous. In fact, as the inside dusk jacket of the first edition notes, the subtitle isn’t about Lewis giving his tentative thoughts on the subject, but rather the book is designed to be “a study preliminary to any historical inquiry into the actual occurrence of miracles.” That is, before any examination of specific miracles one has to believe that the miraculous can genuinely occur. Nearly thirteen years later (as mentioned in the previous column) a new edition was released containing a revised third chapter.
FACT OF THE DAY:
The talk “Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism” was given today (5/11) in 1959 to students at Wescott House, Cambridge. (Also known as Fern-Seed and Elephants”)
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You cannot know that everything in the representation of a thing is symbolical unless you have independent access to the thing and can compare it with the representation.”
Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism
(Talk given on 5/11/1959)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are _____ ______ _____ .”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Yesterday (5/9) in 1941 the second Screwtape Letter premiered in The Guardian before being available in the famous book.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You don’t see Nature till you believe in the Supernatural: don’t get the full, hot, salty tang of her except by contrast with the pure water from beyond the world. Those who mistake Nature for the All are just those who can never realise her as a particular creature with her own flamed, terrible, beautiful individuality.”
Letter to Dom Bede Griffiths OSB on 5/10/1945
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What article by Lewis that had “self” in the title was published some year this month?
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