UPDATED (9/1/18) – The Misquotable C.S. Lewis is my book that examines 75 quotations attributed to Lewis that I caution you not to share. Some are falsely attributed to him, others are paraphrases of his words, and a few have context issues. Don’t share a quote attributed to Lewis unless you can confirm he wrote it and the meaning …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #44
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Glubose is the first demon mentioned (after Screwtape and Wormwood) in the 3rd letter. He is in charge of the patient’s mother. Learn more …
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CSL Daily 2/13
FACT OF THE DAY: This month in 1963 “Onward Christian Spacemen” was published in Show. Lewis disliked the title and it is now known as “The Seeing Eye.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God…is related to the universe more as an author is related to a play than as one object in the …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #43
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. In the 24th letter to Wormwood, the phrase “inner ring” is used. In 1944 Lewis gave a talk on that topic and the essay …
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CSL Daily 2/12
FACT OF THE DAY: Letters to Malcolm came out in the US today (2/12) in 1964 It was released in the UK at the end of the previous month. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[Charles Williams writes] that sort of book in which we begin by saying, ‘Let us suppose that this everyday …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #42
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. While Lewis is also known for his 1952 book Mere Christianity, he actually used the expression in the 25th letter from Screwtape over a …
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CSL Daily 2/11
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis spoke on the BBC today (2/11) in 1949 on “The Novels of Charles Williams.” It was recorded and is also in On Stories. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “To find that one’s emotions do not ‘come to heel’ and line up as stable sentiments in permanent conformity with …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #41
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. When the letters appeared weekly in The Guardian a year before the book came out, some of them had titles. For example, the 23rd …
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CSL Daily 2/10
FACT OF THE DAY: The World’s Last Night collection of essays book was first published on this day (2/10) in 1960. Lewis also gave a talk now known as “Membership” today in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together.” Membership (Talk given on 2/10/1945; …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #40
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Among the alterations to the text in the Lord and King Associates edition of The Screwtape Letters that many find objectionable is in the 15th …
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