QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must use the talent we have, not the talents we haven’t.” Letter to Cynthia Donnelly 8/14/1954 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Voyage to Venus by Lewis was published on August 14, 1953. It is the exact same book as Perelandra from 1943. …
Month: August 2020
CSL Daily 08/13/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The laws of nature, as applied to stones or trees, may only mean ‘what Nature, in fact, does’. But if you turn to the Law of Human Nature, the Law of Decent Behaviour, it is a different matter. That law certainly does not mean ‘what human beings, in fact, do’; …
[PODCAST] The Neglected C.S. Lewis (Mark Neal and Jerry Root)
It may be difficult for you to consider C.S. Lewis as being neglected in any way. After all, who hasn’t heard of his Narnia books? He’s also known for such titles as The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity. What could possibly be neglected? Plenty! Those who only know about Lewis because of his Narnia books usually are unaware he …
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CSL Daily 08/12/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or Practical Reason is idiocy. If a man’s mind is open on these things, let his mouth at least be shut.” The Abolition of Man (2nd Edition Published 8/12/1946) …
CSL Daily 08/11/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Admits:] “The Future is, of all things, the thing least like eternity. It is the most completely temporal part of time-for the Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays.” The Screwtape Letters XV (Published in The Guardian on 8/8/1941) – – – …
CSL Daily 08/10/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think almost all the crimes which Christians have perpetrated against each other arise from this, that religion is confused with politics.” Letter to Don Giovanni Calabria 8/10/1953 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’ letter to the editor of Church Times on …
CSL Daily 08/09/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One hopes there will come a day when one can enjoy nice things said about one’s self just in the same innocent way as one enjoys nice things about anyone else—perfect humility will need no modesty.” Letter to Sister Penelope 8/9/1939 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – …
(2020CCSLQ-4) 2020 Confirming C.S. Lewis Quotes – Episode 4
posted 8/8/2020; revised 8/15/2020 INTRODUCTION This is the 4th in a series devoted to clarifying whether or not C.S. Lewis wrote something you’ve seen quoted in a book and/or shared on social media. Each post examines one quote that I became aware of examining since my book, The Misquotable C.S. Lewis came out in early …
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CSL Daily 08/08/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The humans live in time but our Enemy [God] destines them to eternity. He therefore, I believe, wants them to attend chiefly to two things, to eternity itself, and to that point of time which they call the Present.” The Screwtape Letters XV (Published in The Guardian on 8/8/1941) – – – …
CSL Daily 08/07/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The good things even of this world are far too good ever to be reached by imagination. Even the common orange, you know: no one could have imagined it before he tasted it. How much less Heaven.” Letter to Mrs. Johnson 8/7/1956 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) …