In 2013 three biographies on C.S. Lewis were published. There have been quiet a few others before this and undoubtedly there will be more. Why so many biographies on Lewis and how do the ones from 2013 compare to each other? Also what should person look for in biography anyway? These and related questions are explored …
Retrospective: June
The following is part of a revised shorter series reflecting on the life of C.S. Lewis. This is accomplished by summarizing various events or happenings during his lifetime for the month and may include significant events related to him after his death. Each column will remind those already familiar with Lewis why he is so well respected …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/1
FACT OF THE DAY: Is History Bunk? by Lewis was first published today (6/1) in 1957 in The Cambridge Review. It’s reprinted in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There will always be those who, on discovering that history cannot really be turned to much practical account, will pronounce history to be …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/31
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (5/31) in 1951 Lewis was having dinner with Roger Lancelyn Green and it was on this occasion that he asked him to be his biographer. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I take our emotional life to be ‘higher’ than the life of our sensations – not, of course, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/30
FACT OF THE DAY: The fifth Screwtape letter was published today (5/30) in The Guardian in 1941. It talked about Wormwood failing in his duties because of relying on anxiety caused by a war. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape on the Dangers of War:) “One of our best weapons, contented worldiness, is …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/29
FACT OF THE DAY: Transposition is a sermon Lewis preached on 5/28/1944 at the chapel of Mansfield College. The text is in The Weight of Glory. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[God] made His own plan or plot of history such that it admits a certain amount of free play and can be …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/28
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis wrote to Sister Penelope today (5/28) in 1945 stating that his book on Miracles was already finished (it came out 5/12/1947). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I quite agree with you about not using one’s job for propaganda: but once the pupil raises the question I think one …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/27
FACT OF THE DAY: “Work and Prayer” is an essay published this month in the May 28, 1945 edition of The Coventry Evening Telegraph weekly paper. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We were made to be neither cerebral men nor visceral men, but Men. Not beasts nor angels but Men – things at …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/26
FACT OF THE DAY: Boxen: The Imaginary World of the Young C.S. Lewis was first published this month (5/28) in 1985. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One road leads home and a thousand roads lead into the wilderness.” The Pilgrim’s Regress (Published 5/25/1933) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Who was the …
11-12r Essay Chat – The Vision of John Bunyan (Kevin Belmonte)
“The Vision of John Bunyan” was the topic for my 11th and 12th essay chat back in 2012. For this re-release I combined the shows because together they are just over twenty minutes. Kevin Belmonte, who joined me for the third essay chat (and other shows) returned for this discussion. As always, in addition to …
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