FACT OF THE DAY: The Problem of Pain, Lewis’s first apologetic book was published on Oct. 18, 1940. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Evil comes from the abuse of free will.” The Problem of Pain (Published 10/18/1940) Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 10/17/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The 25th Screwtape Letter was published on October 17, 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Enemy Loves Platitudes.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Complains:] “The real trouble about the set your patient is living in is that it is merely Christian. They all have individual interests, of course, …
CSL Daily 10/16/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book of Narnia stories was published on Oct. 16, 1950. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “’Safe?’ said Mr. Beaver; ‘don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s …
CSL Daily 10/15/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On Oct. 15, 1951 Prince Caspian was the second Narnia story published. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Aslan to Lucy; who wanted him to do the same thing as before:] “Things never happen the same way twice.” Prince Caspian (Published 10/15/1951) Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 10/14/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave his first ever lecture on Oct. 14, 1924. It was called “The Good, Its Position among Values.” Only four attended. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. Adults are not deceived by science-fiction; they can be …
CSL Daily 10/13/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On Oct. 13, 1961 An Experiment in Criticism was published; while a professional title by Lewis it is more readable than others. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing can deceive unless it bears a plausible resemblance to reality.” An Experiment in Criticism (Published 10/13/1961) Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. …
[PODCAST] Taylor Colloquium Keynote Highlights 2018 – pt. 3 of 3
Here’s another podcast featuring content from the recent 2018 Taylor Colloquium. This time it’s the third and final show of highlights from the keynote addresses. This one features excepts from Crystal Hurd and Crystal Downing. Hurd’s topic was “Exploring the Family Influences of C. S. Lewis.” Downing spoke on “Dorothy L. Sayers and the Wages …
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CSL Daily 10/12/18
FACT OF THE DAY: A second edition of The Pilgrim’s Regress was published in October, 1935 by Sheed & Ward. The first publisher was J.M. Dent in 1933. The Pilgrim’s Regress: The Wade Annotated Edition officially came out on Oct. 12, 2014; the notes were from David Downing. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What does not satisfy when …
CSL Daily 10/11/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth talk from the third BBC series, “Sexual Morality” was given on Oct. 11, 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Christian rule is, ‘Either marriage, with complete faithfulness to your partner, or else total abstinence.’ Now this is so difficult and so contrary to our instincts, that …
CSL Daily 10/10/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The 24th letter from Screwtape was published on Oct. 10, 1941 in The Guardian. The theme was Spiritual Pride. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Laments:] “If you try to make him explicitly and professedly proud of being a Christian, you will probably fail; the Enemy’s [God’s] warnings are too well …