FACT OF THE DAY:
“Peace Proposals for Brother Every and Mr Bethell” is an article in the December, 1940 issue of Theology. Reprinted in Christian Reflections.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We must be taught that this tent is not home.”
Letter to Warfield M. Firor
(from Collected Letters, Volume 2 on 12/5/1949)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What was the eventual title of the Narnia book that Lewis suggested “The Desert Road to Narnia”?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Scraps” is a group of brief thoughts by Lewis that was published in the December, 1945 issue of St James’ Magazine.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat.”
Foreword to Joy Davidman’s Smoke on the Mountain
(Quoted in A Mind Awake, published 12/3/69 in US)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about the ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or of Practical Reason is idiocy. If a man’s mind is open on these things, let his mouth ____ _____ _____ ______.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
On December 1, 1956 Lewis had “Behind the Scenes” published in Time and Tide. It is reprinted in God in the Dock.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If it is true that all our enjoyment of the images, without remainder, can be explained in terms of infantile sexuality, then, I confess, our literary judgements are in ruins. But I do not believe it is true.”
Psycho-Analysis and Literary Criticism
(Published in Selected Literary Essays; released on 12/4/1969)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What book did Lewis edit that came out this month that was related to one of his friends?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“After Priggery – What?” is an essay by Lewis first published on December 7, 1945 in The Spectator. Available now in Present Concerns.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“To avoid a man’s society because he is poor or ugly or stupid may be bad; but to avoid it because he is wicked—with the all but inevitable implication that you are less wicked (at least in some respect)—is dangerous and disgusting.”
After Priggery – What?
(Published in The Spectator on 12/7/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
When you read The Chronicles of Narnia in their published order what object first mentioned in LWW (The Lion…) is not fully explained (i.e., it’s origin) until The Magician’s Nephew?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce V” was published today (12/8) in 1944 in The Guardian. This eventual became part of The Great Divorce.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I do not look at myself. I have given up myself.”
Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce V
(Published in The Guardian on 12/8/1944)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
(Name the source of this Lewis quote):
“The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Delinquents in the Snow” is an article Lewis wrote that was published today (12/7) in 1957 in Time and Tide. It’s available in God in the Dock.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Not all kinds of peace are compatible with all kinds of goodwill, nor do all those who say “Peace, peace” inherit the blessing promised to the peacemakers.”
Delinquents in the Snow
(Published 12/7/57 in Time and Tide)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the name of the book published this month that contained a selection of quotes and excerpts from a variety of writings by Lewis.
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FACT OF THE DAY:
On 12/4/1962 an informal conversation between Lewis, Kingsley Amis and Brian Aldiss was recorded and later published as “Unreal Estates.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“A book’s no good to me until I’ve read it two or three times.”
Unreal Estates
(First recorded on 12/4/62 and later published after his death)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the title of the first book in the Space Trilogy?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Xmas and Christmas: A Lost Chapter from Herodotus” is a satirical piece by Lewis published in the December 4, 1954 issue of Time and Tide.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Unless there is something about which the author is never ironical, there can be no true irony in the work.”
A Note on Jane Austen
(Published in Selected Literary Essays; released on 12/4/1969)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book has the character Strawberry in it, what new name is he given and what does it mean?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Selected Literary Essays, edited by Walter Hooper, was first published today in 1969.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The Bible thus considered, for good or ill, as a single book, has been read for almost every purpose more diligently than for literary pleasure.”
The Literary Impact of the Authorized Version
(Published in Selected Literary Essays; released on 12/4/1969)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
(Name the source of this Lewis quote):
“There are no accidents. Our guide is Aslan.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis was published for the first time in the US today in 1969. The UK version came out 3/4/68.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“How could an idiotic universe have produced creatures whose mere dreams are so much stronger, better, subtler than itself?”
Quote as from Encounter with Light
(Published in A Mind Awake; from a letter to Sheldon Vanauken on 12/23/1950)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What lectures did Lewis give this month that later became a book?
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