FACT OF THE DAY: Yesterday (5/9) in 1941 the second Screwtape Letter premiered in The Guardian before being available in the famous book. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You don’t see Nature till you believe in the Supernatural: don’t get the full, hot, salty tang of her except by contrast with the pure …
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters #9
“Letters in Hell” by Charles Williams (a friend of Lewis) was the first Screwtape copy-cat. It was a book review of Lewis’s work and published in Time and Tide. Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell, by getting a FREE 20 page PDF sample of it. You can now download it immediately at ScrewtapeCompanion.com. You can …
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Lewis Tour and Festival in Belfast (Sandy Smith)
Here’s a conversation with Sandy Smith about a local C.S. Lewis Festival in Belfast and a parallel tour that he is doing. The festival has been an annual event since 2013. This year features the debut of a new feature of larger than life sculptures to mark Belfast’s link with Lewis and his work. The website …
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CSL Daily 5/9
FACT OF THE DAY: The revised edition of Miracles: A Preliminary Study was published today (5/9) in 1960 containing a revised third chapter. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape boasts:) “All the habits of the patient, both mental and bodily, are still in our favour.” The Screwtape Letters II (Published in The Guardian …
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters #8
The money Lewis was paid (£62) from The Guardian for the weekly publication of “The Screwtape Letters” was given to charity. Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell, by getting a FREE 20 page PDF sample of it. You can now download it immediately at ScrewtapeCompanion.com. You can also hear a short talk I did about my book …
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CSL Daily 5/8
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was interviewed in May 1963 by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Published later that year and it is in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The process of living seems to consist in coming to realise truths so ancient and simple that, if stated, they sound …
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters #7
During 1942, the year when The Screwtape Letters was first published, it was reprinted eight times. Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell, by getting a FREE 20 page PDF sample of it. You can now download it immediately at ScrewtapeCompanion.com. You can also hear a short talk I did about my book on my podcast show, All About Jack.
(CCSLQ-24) – Bottomless Sea
This is part of a series exploring quotations attributed to C.S. Lewis that are questionable for one reason or another. Presently a new article is posted the first Saturday of each month. There is an “at a glance” page HERE to quickly see what has been posted so far in this series. Also, if you haven’t …
CSL Daily 5/7
FACT OF THE DAY: The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature was first published today (5/7) in 1964. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “No doubt all history in the last resort must be held by Christians to be a story with a divine plot.” The Discarded Image (Published in 5/7/1964)
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters #6
The Screwtape Letters book was so popular that the first edition (2000 copies) sold before the published dated (February 9, 1942). Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell, by getting a FREE 20 page PDF sample of it. You can now download it immediately at ScrewtapeCompanion.com. You can also hear a short talk I did about my book …
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