The sixth Screwtape letter was published on this day in The Guardian in 1941. Topics include how to “weaken his (patient’s) prayers.”
Quote: June 5, 2013
“I do not feel that one must never say one believes or understands anything: any morning a doctrine I thought I already possessed may blossom into this new reality.”
Letter to Sister Penelope
(from Volume 3 on 6/5/1951)
Retro: June 5th – 11th
This week’s highlights related to Lewis include: his most famous sermon, a first letter to an eventual longtime friend, winning a scholarship and a book related to his professional specialty.
Before the magic of Narnia started in 1950 C.S. Lewis had a magical year
Fact: June 5, 2013
The first known letter that Lewis wrote to Arthur Greeves was on this date in 1914. He wrote so many they filled a book!
Quiz: June 5, 2013
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“Statements about God are extrapolations from the _____ of ____ _____ which the divine illumination enables us to know.”
Companion to Narnia (CSLM-05)
Since the release of The Chronicles of Narnia movies in 2005, the already popular books have sold even more; leaving some asking what the best book about the series is.
Quiz: June 4, 2013
What do the initials “C. S.” stand for?
Quote: June 4, 2013
(Screwtape Advises Wormwood:)
“Do not allow any temporary excitement to distract you from the real business of undermining faith and preventing the formation of virtues.”
The Screwtape Letters – V
(first published in The Guardian on 5/30/1941)
Fact: June 4, 2013
On this day in 1954 Lewis accepted the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University.
EC03r – “Period Criticism” with Kevin Belmonte (Essay Chat)
In 2012 I started an occasional series of chats about a single essay by Lewis. The following is the third in that series of “essay chats.” The shorter worker being explored today with Kevin Belmonte is “Period Criticism.” Belmonte is the author of several books, including Defiant Joy: The Remarkable Life & Impact of G.K. …
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