FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (9/30) in 1962 “Sex in Literature” was published in The Sunday Telegraph. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[Christianity] was never intended to replace or supersede the ordinary human arts and sciences: it is rather a director which will set them all to the right jobs, and a …
Month: September 2015
C.S. Lewis & Philosophy as a Way of Life (Dr. Adam Barkman) 2015r
Lewis is known mostly as the author of the Narnia stories and as a defender of the Christian faith. Few people know that he taught Philosophy before joining the English faculty at Oxford University. Dr. Adam Barkman is very much aware of this and he explores this fact and more in C..S. Lewis & Philosophy as a …
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/29
FACT OF THE DAY: A Grief Observed was published today (9/29) in 1961, but it wasn’t until after his death that it was attributed to Lewis. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.” …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/28
FACT OF THE DAY: The September 1946 issue of The Atlantic Monthly featured an article called “C.S. Lewis, Apostle to the Skeptics” by Chad Walsh. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[Christianity] was never intended to replace or supersede the ordinary human arts and sciences: it is rather a director which will set them all to …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/27
FACT OF THE DAY: The 2nd talk in the third BBC series (Christian Behaviour) was broadcast today (9/27) in 1942. Published it was called “Social Morality.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Really great moral teachers never do introduce new moralities: it is quacks and cranks who do that.” Social Morality (Broadcast on BBC …
(CCSLQ-5) God’s Megaphone
UPDATED (6/30/18) – The Misquotable C.S. Lewis is my book that examines 75 quotations attributed to Lewis that I caution you not to share. Some are falsely attributed to him, others are paraphrases of his words, and a few have context issues. Don’t share a quote attributed to Lewis unless you can confirm he wrote it and the meaning …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/26
FACT OF THE DAY: The 22nd Screwtape letter was published today (9/26) in 1941 in The Guardian (before being release in 1942 as a single book). It’s the only one signed by Toadpipe. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everything has to be twisted before it’s any use to us.” The Screwtape Letters – XXII (First …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/25
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (9/25) in 1929 Lewis’s father (Albert) died. His financial support was vital to Lewis getting his degrees at Oxford. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Men are not angered by mere misfortune but by misfortune conceived as injury.” The Screwtape Letters – XXI (First published in The Guardian on 9/19/1941) – …
C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists Podcast Series
The following is an eight-part podcast series featuring the book C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists. Many people are unsure how to answer objections that atheists have and this book is a useful resource to consider to help answer them. # 1. Series Overview This is the first of eight programs devoted to the book. …
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/24
FACT OF THE DAY: On September 12, 1951 “The Country of the Blind” is a poem first published in Punch and available in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered.” Out of the Silent Planet (Published 9/23/1938) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Complete the quote …