C.S. Lewis’s first Christian book has been a difficult read for most individuals, however a newly released edition makes it easier to understand. Dr. David Downing is the editor of The Pilgrim’s Regress: Wade Annotated Edition. William O’Flaherty spoke with Dr. Downing recently about how he became involved in the project, along with what types of …
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FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce II” was published today (11/17) in 1944 in The Guardian. It later became part of chapter two of The Great Divorce. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [About the grey town:] “That’s one of the disappointments. I thought you’d meet interesting historical characters. …
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FACT OF THE DAY: Today (11/16) in 1966 the US edition of Letters of C.S. Lewis came out. It was edited, with a memoir by W.H. Lewis, his brother. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The remarkable thing about his literary career is that it never occurred to him until a relatively late date …
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FACT OF THE DAY: On 11/14/1958 Lewis wrote to Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher to accept his invitation to become a member of the Commission to Revise the Psalter. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Despair is a greater sin than any of the sins which provoke it.” The Screwtape Letters – XXIX (First published in The …
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FACT OF THE DAY: The Screwtape Letters – XXIX: Cowardice was released today (11/14) in 1941 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Our research department has not yet discovered (though success is hourly expected) how to produce any virtue. This is a serious handicap. To be greatly and effectively wicked a …
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FACT OF THE DAY: Although previously released in 1991, All My Road Before Me came out in paperback in the US on this date (11/13) in 1992. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Prosperity knits a man to the World. He feels that he is “finding his place in it”, while really it is …
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FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s first ever essay was published in November, 1912 in Cherbourg School Magazine and called “The Expedition to Holly Bush Hill. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “‘Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling’— which looks as if everything depended on us and our good actions: but the …
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The following is part of a series reflecting on the life of C.S. Lewis. This is accomplished by summarizing various events or happenings during his lifetime for the noted period and may include significant events related to him after his death. Highlights for the second third of November (11th – 20th) include: The American debut …
FACT OF THE DAY: The American edition of Mere Christianity was first published on this date (11/11) in 1952. It was published on 7/7 in the UK in ’52. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just …
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In 2013 there were several conferences held about the life and work of C.S. Lewis. One was from Dr. John Piper’s ministry and the keynote messages have been collected in a book. David Mathis, one of the editors of The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis is on this program to talk about the …
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