FACT OF THE DAY: While today (8/23) was Lewis’s father birthday it is also the date (in 1908) that his mother (Flora) died. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everyone begins as a child by liking Weather. You learn the art of disliking it as you grow up.” That Hideous Strength (Published in 8/16/1945) …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/22
FACT OF THE DAY: The 17th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian today (8/22) in 1941. It dealt with gluttony in a unique way. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One of the great, achievements of the last hundred years has been to deaden the human conscience on [gluttony], so that by …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/21
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Day with a White Mark,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 17, 1949 issue of Punch. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who are enjoying something, or suffering something together, are companions. Those who enjoy or suffer one another, are not.” That Hideous Strength (Published …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/20
FACT OF THE DAY: The third radio talk from Lewis’s first broadcast series was given today (8/20) in 1941; it was called “Materialism or Religion” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If there was a controlling power outside the universe, it could not show itself to us as one of the facts inside the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/19
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis began recording today (19th) in 1958 the first half of a 10-part radio series about four types of love. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “To nearly all ancient men, and to many medieval men, friendship seemed the most valuable and the most completely human of all natural loves. …
Confirming C.S. Lewis Quotations (INTRODUCTION)
This is the official introduction to my series exploring quotations attributed to C.S. Lewis that are questionable for one reason or another. There is an “at a glance” page to quickly see what has been posted so far in this series. In mid-March, 2018 my book was released that expands on what you see here and …
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “Solomon,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 14, 1946 issue of Punch. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think God wants us to love Him more, not to love creatures (even animals) less.” Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne on 8/18/1956 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. …
C. S. Lewis’s List (David Werther)
Lewis was influenced by many people and also by books from various authors. Late in his life he was asked “What books did most to shape your vocational attitude and your philosophy of life?” His answer to this was published in the June 6, 1962 issue of The Christian Century. While it could be debatable to call …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The essay now known as “The Necessity of Chivalry” was first published today (8/17) in 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/16
FACT OF THE DAY: That Hideous Strength, a book from Lewis’s Sci-Fi trilogy, was published today (8/16) in 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) – – – QUIZ …