The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. While Lewis is also known for his 1952 book Mere Christianity, he actually used the expression in the 25th letter from Screwtape over a …
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FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis spoke on the BBC today (2/11) in 1949 on “The Novels of Charles Williams.” It was recorded and is also in On Stories. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “To find that one’s emotions do not ‘come to heel’ and line up as stable sentiments in permanent conformity with …
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. When the letters appeared weekly in The Guardian a year before the book came out, some of them had titles. For example, the 23rd …
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FACT OF THE DAY: The World’s Last Night collection of essays book was first published on this day (2/10) in 1960. Lewis also gave a talk now known as “Membership” today in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together.” Membership (Talk given on 2/10/1945; …
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Among the alterations to the text in the Lord and King Associates edition of The Screwtape Letters that many find objectionable is in the 15th …
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FACT OF THE DAY: The Screwtape Letters (book) was first published in the UK on this date (2/9) in 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, …
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. One of the more understandable changes in the Lord and King Associates version of The Screwtape Letters is “war” for “European war.” Learn more about …
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Did you know there is an official website for C.S. Lewis? If you’ve only casually stop by it then you may have thought its sole purpose was to sell books from him. While that IS the main purpose, if you look carefully you’ll see there’s a special blog available through the site that features a lot …
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth talk from the second BBC series was given on this day (2/8) in 1942. It’s now know as “The Perfect Penitent.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The central Christian belief is that Christ’s death has somehow put us right with God and given us a fresh start.” …
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. There are those who find the changes to The Screwtape Letters in the Lord and King Associates 1976 edition to be excessive. Learn more about …
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