Do you wish you could hear C.S. Lewis speak in person? Of course, it’s not possible, however if you catch Dr. Kevin Radaker perform “A Visit with C.S. Lewis” you might think you actually had! I chatted with Kevin when he presented his dramatic portrayal of Lewis at Taylor University. He also does a couple of other Lewis programs that he describes in the interview.
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s brother, Warren “Warnie” Hamilton Lewis was born today (6/16) in 1895. He wrote books on French History.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We want the Church to be small not only that fewer men may know the Enemy but also that those who do may acquire the uneasy intensity and the defensive self-rightousness of a secret society or a clique.”
The Screwtape Letters VII
(Published in The Guardian on 6/13/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
How many Narnian years passed between The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s appointment at Magdalen College at Oxford officially began on this day (6/15) in 1925 and lasted there three decades.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It is so fatally easy to confuse an aesthetic appreciation of the spiritual life with the life itself— to dream that you have waked, washed, and dressed, & then to find yourself still in bed.”
Letter to Arthur Greeves 6/15/1930
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“Woe to you if you ____ _____ _____ .”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis finished his academic studies at Oxford in June, 1923, beginning his exams today (14th).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Perfect humility dispenses with modesty. If God is satisfied with the work, the work my be satisfied with itself.”
The Weight of Glory
(Sermon preached on 6/8/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What landmark sermon did Lewis preach this month?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The seventh Screwtape letter was published today (6/13) in The Guardian in 1941. Mentions “Materialist Magician.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy, are to be encouraged.”
The Screwtape Letters VII
(Published in The Guardian on 6/13/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Of the themes in Till We Have Faces what Non-fictional work directly deals with one of the central topics?
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Highlights for the second third of June (12nd – 21st) include: the birthday of his closest friend, beginning his longest employment and an explanation of “an old textbook method” that the devils use.
Warnie LewisLewis was the youngest in his family. His only sibling was his brother, Warren who was nearly three-and-half years older. Born on the 16th in 1895, the elder brother became close friends with his junior over the years. This doesn’t mean they had the same interests, in fact, a major difference in their tastes from their younger years turns out to be a pretty good summary of their most outstanding talents. Lewis from his early days was intrigued by fairy tales and fantasy stories. Warnie had more of an interest in history.
FACT OF THE DAY:
An expanded version of “Bulverism” by Lewis was printed in the June, 1944 issue of The Socratic Digest.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“…Good images of what we really desire…the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited.”
The Weight of Glory
(Sermon preached on 6/8/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What animals helped to freed Aslan in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Science-Fiction Cradlesong is a revised poem by Lewis published today (6/11) in 1954 under a different title in The Times Literary Supplement.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If we are made for heaven, the desire for our proper place will be already in us, but not yet attached to the true object, and will even appear as the rival of that object. ”
The Weight of Glory
(Sermon preached on 6/8/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done”, and those to whom God says, in the end, _______ _______ ______ ______ .”
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Many casual readers of C.S. Lewis believe that he disliked women and some of them even think that he “encouraged misogyny and the oppression of women.” That last view was something that Dr. Crystal Hurd ran into when she was defending her doctoral dissertation. This encounter is part of what lead her to write a series of articles about Lewis and women. She began this project in May, 2013 and at the time of this posting is nearly finished.
