FACT OF THE DAY: The seventh Screwtape letter was published on June 13, 1941 in The Guardian. Mentions “Materialist Magician.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: Screwtape States: “All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy [i.e. God], are to be encouraged.” The Screwtape Letters VII (Published in The Guardian on 6/13/1941)
Month: June 2017
CSL Daily 6/12/17
FACT OF THE DAY: An expanded version of “Bulverism” by Lewis was printed in the June, 1944 issue of The Socratic Digest. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “…Good images of what we really desire…the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from …
CSL Daily 6/11/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Science-Fiction Cradlesong is a revised poem by Lewis published on June 11, 1954 under a different title in The Times Literary Supplement. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If we are made for heaven, the desire for our proper place will be already in us, but not yet attached to …
(CMCSL-3) – Lewis and Mrs. Moore Were Secret Lovers (REVISED)
2nd Update: I had been planning on revising this article, but given I hadn’t yet, I wanted to post this link to the OFFICAL statement from the Wade Center. UPDATE from 9/23/21: The following is information that Dr. David C Downing gave me via email on 9/22/21 when I asked for an official comment regard …
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CSL Daily 6/10/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The U.K. edition of Letters to an American Lady was published in June, 1969 (it was first published in the U.S. on Dec. 19, 1967). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I can obey advice from others which I have often given myself in vain.” Letter to Mary Van Deusen 6/10/1952 …
CSL Daily 6/9/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature was released June 9, 1966. It collects various essays by Lewis on the specialized topic. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The human soul is not the seeker but the sought: it is God who seeks, who descends from the other world to find …
CSL Daily 6/8/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Weight of Glory,” Lewis’s most famous sermon was preached on June 8, 1941 at St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford. Hear a podcast with a variety of guests that gives honor to it. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The New Testament has lots to say about self-denial, but not …
200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis Episode 8
You know that the devils try to be sneaky and trick you, right? Did you know they might make you a glutton without eating any food? It’s what Screwtape calls “gluttony of Delicacy” in the seventeenth letter. Just what is that? Learn all about it in this new short podcast that explores the themes in …
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CSL Daily 6/7/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Morte Darthur” by Lewis was a book review of The Works of Sir Thomas Malory published on June 7, 1947 in The Times Literary Supplement. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It does one good to see the fine side of people we’ve always seen the worst of.” Letter to …
CSL Daily 6/6/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The sixth Screwtape letter was published on June 6, 1941 in The Guardian. Topics include how to “weaken his (patient’s) prayers.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Boasts:) “There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human’s mind against the Enemy [i.e. God].” The Screwtape Letters VI …