FACT OF THE DAY: The essay now known as “The Necessity of Chivalry” was first published on August 17, 1940 in Time and Tide. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There is still life in the tradition which the Middle Ages inaugurated. But the maintenance of that life depends, in part, on knowing that the …
(PODCAST) Exploring C.S. Lewis Misquotes and Misconceptions – Episode 2
This podcast episode continues the series begun last time. Guest host for this second show is Dr. Corey Latta. Previously he was interviewed about a book he wrote entitled C.S. Lewis and the Art of Writing (link below). This time he asks William O’Flaherty questions about quotations credited to Lewis that he did not write. You …
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CSL Daily 8/16/17
FACT OF THE DAY: That Hideous Strength, a book from Lewis’s Sci-Fi trilogy, was published August 16, 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there’s never more than one.” That Hideous Strength (Published in 8/16/1945)
CSL Daily 8/15/17
FACT OF THE DAY: A previously unpublished essay by Lewis was the lead title piece in Christian Reunion published on August 15, 1990. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Surely you know that if a man can’t be cured of churchgoing, the next best thing is to send him all over the neighbourhood looking for the …
CSL Daily 8/14/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Voyage to Venus by Lewis was published on August 14, 1953. It is the same book as Perelandra from 1943. – – – 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)
CSL Daily 8/13/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The second ever radio talk by Lewis was given on August 13, 1941. At the time it was called “Scientific Law and Moral Law” but is “THE REALITY OF THE LAW” in Mere Christianity. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The laws of nature, as applied to stones or trees, may …
(CMCSL-7): C.S. Lewis was a Universalist
UPDATE: It’s seems I’ve “over-summarized” MacDonald’s views on Universalism…inadvertently creating, or continuing a misconception about him. Because of time commitments related to just doing a book on misquotes related to Lewis, I will formally update the article below at a later date. If you are wanting a better understanding of his views, then read this …
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CSL Daily 8/12/17
FACT OF THE DAY: A second edition of The Abolition of Man was published by Geoffrey Bles on August 12, 1946. – – – 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 …
CSL Daily 8/11/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Sailing of the Ark” was published on August 11, 1948 in Punch. Revised and re-titled “The Late Passenger” in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “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 …
CSL Daily 8/10/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’ letter to the editor of Church Times on “The Holy Name” was published on August 10, 1951. – – – 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 …