FACT OF THE DAY: In 1941 on this day (2/7) “Evil and God” was published in The Spectator. In 1944 “Bulverism” was a talk Lewis gave at the Socratic Club. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If evil has the same kind of reality as good, the same autonomy and completeness, our allegiance to …
Month: February 2016
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #37
The Screwtape Letters 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. The 1976 edition of The Screwtape Letters from Lord and King Associates includes a forward from Walter Hooper where he notes there have been “slight …
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CSL Daily 2/6
FACT OF THE DAY: The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.” …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #36
The Screwtape Letters 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. In 1976 a special edition of The Screwtape Letters was published by Lord and King Associates, Inc. It included a brief study guide written …
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CSL Daily 2/5
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Man Born Blind” was published on 2/4/1977 in Church Times. But a different version was later discovered called “Light.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I fancy we are all too ready, once we are converted ourselves, to assume that God will deal with everyone exactly as He does …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #35
The Screwtape Letters 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 several audio versions of The Screwtape Letters, but many consider the one read by John Cleese (the co-founder of Monty Python) to …
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CSL Daily 2/4
FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (2/4) in 1933 Lewis wrote to his friend Arthur Greeves about reading a draft of The Hobbit (not published till ’37). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Since term began I have had a delightful time reading a children’s story which Tolkien has just written.” Letter to …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #34
The Screwtape Letters 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. Andy Serkis, who voiced Gollum in The Lord of the Rings movies, voiced Screwtape in Focus on the Family’s Radio Theatre version of The …
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CSL Daily 2/3
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s short story “The Shoddy Lands” was published this month in 1956 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself.” The Shocking Alternative (Given as a talk on the BBC on 2/1/1942) …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #33
The Screwtape Letters 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. Paul McCusker adapted The Screwtape Letters into a radio drama for Focus on the Family’s Radio Theatre. It came out in 2009. Learn more …
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