Charles Williams, a close friend of #CSLewis, died on this day (5/15) in 1945. He was the author of Descent into Hell and other works.
Quote: May 15, 2013
“Yes, pride is a perpetual nagging temptation. Keep on knocking it on the head but don’t be too worried about it. As long as one knows one is proud one is safe from the worst form of pride.” Letter to Genia Goelz (from Volume 3 on 5/15/1952)
Happy Day Becomes Sad (060)
C.S. Lewis’s father, Albert was born on August 23, 1863, however, his 45th birthday was anything but a celebration. August 23, 1908 was a sad day in the Lewis household. After struggling with poor health for most of that year, Florence Hamilton Lewis, the mother of C.S. Lewis, died from cancer. Four months prior to …
Retro: May 15th – 21st
A couple of landmark events in Lewis’s professional life occurred this week. After holding a temporary position at Oxford teaching philosophy, he was elected a Fellow in English Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford on the 20th in 1925. Just over 10 years later, in 1936 on the 21st his first scholarly work was published.
Fact: May 14
The Oxford Socratic Club wasn’t started by #CSLewis, but by Stella Aldwinckle, a member of the Oxford pastorate.
Quote: May 14, 2013
“It is probable that Nature is not really in Time and almost certain that God is not. Time is probably (like perspective) the mode of our perception.” Miracles: A Preliminary Study (Published 5/12/1947)
Love is NOT God! (059)
C.S. Lewis introduces his book The Four Loves by quoting “God is love” from 1st John, but soon cautious against reversing the order. Why does he do this? If God equals love, then why can’t love equal God? Before exploring the different Greek words for love, Lewis in The Four Loves warns God must always …
Fact: May 13
#CSLewis was president of the Oxford Socratic Club from it’s founding (1942) until 1955 (when he started teaching at Cambridge).
Quote: May 13, 2013
“Christianity…is precisely the story of a great Miracle. A naturalistic Christianity leaves out all that is specifically Christian.” Miracles: A Preliminary Study (Published 5/12/1947)
Quote: May 12, 2013
“What we learn from experience depends on the kind of philosophy we bring to experience.” Miracles: A Preliminary Study (Published 5/12/1947)