FACT OF THE DAY: The 2nd talk in the third BBC series (Christian Behaviour) was broadcast today (Sept. 27) in 1942. Published it was called “Social Morality.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Really great moral teachers never do introduce new moralities: it is quacks and cranks who do that.” Social Morality (Broadcast on …
(Video) Dr. Don King – “Warnie Lewis and WWI”
The following is a plenary talk from the Inklings Fellowship’s An Inklings Week in Oxford. This one is by Dr. Don King. His title was “Warnie Lewis and WWI.” It was given at St. Giles Church on Friday, July 22, 2016. Please note that the video was NOT professionally recorded. It was done by me using …
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CSL Daily 9/26
FACT OF THE DAY: The 22nd Screwtape letter was published today (Sept. 26) in 1941 in The Guardian (before being release in 1942 as a single book). It’s the only one signed by Toadpipe. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everything has to be twisted before it’s any use to us.” The Screwtape Letters – XXII …
CSL Daily 9/25
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (Sept. 25) in 1929 Lewis’s father (Albert) died. His financial support was vital to Lewis getting his degrees at Oxford. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Men are not angered by mere misfortune but by misfortune conceived as injury.” The Screwtape Letters – XXI (First published in The Guardian on 9/19/1941)
Light: C.S. Lewis’s First and Final Short Story (Dr. Charlie Starr)
This book interview is from 2012, but it had not yet been featured here since changing the podcast audio hosting. It is a conversation with Dr. Charlie W. Starr and his book Light: C.S. Lewis’s First and Final Short Story. It tells the story of how a manuscript surfaced that appeared to be a different version of …
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CSL Daily 9/24
FACT OF THE DAY: On September 12, 1951 “The Country of the Blind” is a poem first published in Punch and available in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered.” Out of the Silent Planet (Published 9/23/1938)
CSL Daily 9/23
FACT OF THE DAY: Out of the Silent Planet was first published on this day (9/23) in 1938. It was his second fictional story for Lewis as a Christian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Every day in a life fills the whole life with expectation and memory.” Out of the Silent Planet (Published …
CSL Daily 9/22
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (Sept. 22) in 1944 “The Death of Words” was published in The Spectator. It was republished in On Stories. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The most important sense of a word is not always the most useful. What is the good of deepening a word’s connotation if …
CSL Daily 9/21
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Sermon and the Lunch” was first published on this date (Sept. 21) in 1945 in Church of England Newspaper. It’s now in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The greed to be loved is a fearful thing. Some of those who say (and almost with pride) that …
CSL Daily 9/20
FACT OF THE DAY: Christian Behaviour, the third BBC series for Lewis began on this day (Sept. 20) in 1942. The first talk was “The Three Parts of Morality.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Think of humanity as a band playing a tune. To get a good result, you need two things . …