FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave a talk on April 30, 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 2017
(CMCSL-1) – The Four Loves audio is Lewis reading his book
This is part of an occasional series exploring questionable claims about the life or writings of C.S. Lewis. For a list of the topics either already explored or planned to be examined, you can visit the introduction to this series. – Have you ever heard C.S. Lewis’ voice? In case you didn’t know …
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(Video) Dr. Joseph Pearce – “Chesterton’s Influence on Tolkien & Lewis”
The following is the second and final talk by Dr. Joseph Pearce from the Inklings Fellowship Weekend Retreat in Montreat, NC. This one is called “Chesterton’s Influence on Tolkien & Lewis.” It was given on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Please note that the video was NOT professionally recorded. It was done by using the LG V20 smartphone. …
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CSL Daily 4/29/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Found in On Stories, “On Three Ways of Writing for Children” was first a talk given on April 29, 1952 to the Library Association at Bournemouth. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire …
CSL Daily 4/28/17
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 4/27/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The Personal Heresy, published April 27, 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 some …
CSL Daily 4/26/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis began keeping a diary for nearly five years starting in April, 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 for.” Perelandra …
CSL Daily 4/25/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Grand Miracle,” preached earlier this month in 1945 was printed in the April 27, 1945 issue of 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 …
CSL Daily 4/24/17
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 4/23/17
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 …