FACT OF THE DAY: The sixth Screwtape letter was published on this day (6/6) in The Guardian in 1941. Topics include how to “weaken his (patient’s) prayers.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Boasts:) “There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human’s mind against the Enemy [i.e. God].” The Screwtape …
CSL Daily 5/30
FACT OF THE DAY: The fifth Screwtape letter was published today (5/30) in The Guardian in 1941. It talked about Wormwood failing in his duties because of relying on anxiety caused by a war. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape on the Dangers of War:) “One of our best weapons, contented worldiness, is …
CSL Daily 5/16
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (5/16) in 1941 the third letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Keep his mind off the most elementary duties by directing it to the most advanced and spiritual ones.” The Screwtape Letters III (Published in The Guardian on 5/16/1941)
CSL Daily 5/10
FACT OF THE DAY: Yesterday (5/9) in 1941 the second Screwtape Letter premiered in The Guardian before being available in the famous book. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You don’t see Nature till you believe in the Supernatural: don’t get the full, hot, salty tang of her except by contrast with the pure …
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 5/1
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 4/9
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (4/9) in 1941 Lewis gave his first Royal Air Force (RAF) talk at RAF Abingdon, Berkshire, England. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who stand outside all judgements of value cannot have any ground for preferring one of their own impulses to another except the emotional strength of …
CSL Daily 2/7
FACT OF THE DAY: In 1941 on this day (2/7) “Evil and God” was published in The Spectator. In 1944 “Bulverism” was a talk Lewis gave at the Socratic Club. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If evil has the same kind of reality as good, the same autonomy and completeness, our allegiance to …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #16
The Screwtape Letters is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Lewis sent the original handwritten manuscript of The Screwtape Letters to Sister Penelope on October 9, 1941. She was a friend who was an Anglican …
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CSL Daily 1/10
FACT OF THE DAY: Back in 1941, today’s (1/10) issue of The Guardian included “Meditation on the Third Commandment” from Lewis. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The danger of mistaking our merely natural, though perhaps legitimate, enthusiasms for holy zeal, is always great.” Meditation on the Third Commandment (Published in The Guardian on …