FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave a talk today (4/30) in 1953 at the Socratic Club on “Faith and Evidence.” It was later published as “On Obstinacy in Belief.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The demand for equality has two sources; one of them is among the noblest, the other is the basest, …
Month: April 2016
CSL Daily 4/29
FACT OF THE DAY: Found in On Stories, “On Three Ways of Writing for Children” was first a talk given on this day (4/29) in 1952. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very …
CSL Daily 4/28
FACT OF THE DAY: There are characters named in Narnia for every letter in the alphabet except for “x.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The more a man was in the Devil’s power, the less he would be aware of it, on the principle that a man is still fairly sober as long …
CSL Daily 4/27
FACT OF THE DAY: The Personal Heresy, published today (4/27) in 1939 is the only book by Lewis with a co-author (Professor E.M.W. Tillyard). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One never can see, or not till long afterwards, why any one was selected for any job. And when one does, it is usually …
CSL Daily 4/26
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis began keeping a diary for nearly five years starting this month (April) in 1922. It was released after his death as All My Road Before Me. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All that is made seems planless to the darkened mind, because there are more plans than it looked …
C.S. Lewis Institute Summer Conference 2016
The following is a conversation with Dr. Joel Woodruff of C.S. Lewis Institute. He is the president of that organization. The focus of the show is on their upcoming conference that will be held at the Wade Center at Wheaton College June 26th – 30th. The theme is on “The Spiritual Formation of C.S. Lewis.” …
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CSL Daily 4/25
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Grand Miracle,” preached earlier this month in 1945 was printed on the 27th in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If I remember rightly, St. Augustine raised a question about the theological position of satyrs, monopods, and other semi-human creatures. He decided it could wait till we …
CSL Daily 4/24
FACT OF THE DAY: Perelandra which was released in the UK in April, 1943 (on the 20th); was first available in the US a year later on April 11, 1944. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Ambition! We must be careful what we mean by it. It if means the desire to get ahead …
CSL Daily 4/23
FACT OF THE DAY: Happy anniversary to Lewis & Joy Davidman (1st time married on April 23, 1956). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All the beauty of nature withers when we try to make it absolute. Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: put second things first & we …
CSL Daily 4/22
FACT OF THE DAY: “Hamlet: The Prince or the Poem?” is the Annual Shakespeare Lecture Lewis gave on April 22, 1942 for the British Academy in London. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.” Hamlet: The Prince …