FACT OF THE DAY: The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature was first published today (5/7) in 1964. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “No doubt all history in the last resort must be held by Christians to be a story with a divine plot.” The Discarded Image (Published in 5/7/1964)
CSL Daily 5/6
FACT OF THE DAY: The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Christian must wage endless war against the clamour of the ego as ego: but he loves and approves selves as such, though …
CSL Daily 5/5
FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (5/5) in 1924 Lewis accepted a temporary position to teach philosophy at Oxford (his former tutor was taking a one-year leave). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: Screwtape’s observation of humans: “Thanks to processes which we set at work in them centuries ago, they find it all but …
CSL Daily 5/4
FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of Lewis’s spiritual autobiography, Surprised by Joy was published today (5/4) in 1959. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Yes— it is sometimes hard to obey St. Paul’s “Rejoice.” We must try to take life moment by moment. The actual present is usually pretty tolerable, I …
CSL Daily 5/3
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s article “Two Ways with the Self” was published on this date (5/3) in 1940 in The Guardian. It’s available in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are two kinds of self-hatred which look rather alike in their earlier stages, but of which one is …
CSL Daily 5/2
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (5/2) in 1955 we found out how Narnia began with The Magician’s Nephew being first published! – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.” …
CSL Daily 5/1
FACT OF THE DAY: The first of The Screwtape Letters debuted this month (May 2nd) in 1941 when it appeared in The Guardian (a weekly newspaper). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us: we are wondering how painful the best will turn …
CSL Daily 4/30
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave a talk today (4/30) in 1953 at the Socratic Club on “Faith and Evidence.” It was later published as “On Obstinacy in Belief.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The demand for equality has two sources; one of them is among the noblest, the other is the basest, …
CSL Daily 4/29
FACT OF THE DAY: Found in On Stories, “On Three Ways of Writing for Children” was first a talk given on this day (4/29) in 1952. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very …
CSL Daily 4/28
FACT OF THE DAY: There are characters named in Narnia for every letter in the alphabet except for “x.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The more a man was in the Devil’s power, the less he would be aware of it, on the principle that a man is still fairly sober as long …