FACT OF THE DAY: “Solomon,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 14, 1946 issue of Punch. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think God wants us to love Him more, not to love creatures (even animals) less.” Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne on 8/18/1956 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, …
CSL Daily 08/12/18
FACT OF THE DAY: A second edition of The Abolition of Man was published by Geoffrey Bles on August 12, 1946. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or Practical Reason is idiocy. If a man’s …
CSL Daily 06/28/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of St. Andrews on June 28, 1946. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Think of yourself just as a seed patiently wintering in the earth; waiting to come up a flower in the Gardener’s good time, up into the real world, …
CSL Daily 05/20/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis spoke on “Religion without Dogma?” on May 20, 1946 before the Oxford Socratic Club. An updated version is in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[The] scientific method merely shows…that if miracles did occur, science, as science, could not prove, or disprove, their occurrence.” Religion without …
CSL Daily 03/31/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis preached “Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation of Prayer Book Language” at his parish church, Evensong, on March 31, 1946. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others.” Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation …
CSL Daily 03/18/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On March 18, 1946 George MacDonald: An Anthology (edited by Lewis) was released. It was a collection of MacDonald quotes. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Bible itself gives us one short prayer which is suitable for all who are struggling with the beliefs and doctrines. It is: ‘LORD I believe, …
CSL Daily 01/14/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Great Divorce (complete book) was published on January 14, 1946. The installments were called “Who Goes Home? Or The Grand Divorce.” Here a podcast about the book in this episode from All About Jack. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: …
CSL Daily 01/09/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Birth of Language” is a poem by Lewis published January 9, 1946 in Punch (it uses planetary imagery). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “May God’s grace give you the necessary humility. Try not to think—much less, speak—of their sins. One’s own are a much more profitable theme!” Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne (from …
CSL Daily 11/25/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Pictures of Lewis was taken on Nov. 25, 1950 by John Chillingsworth for Radio Times. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “To convert one’s adult neighbour and one’s adolescent neighbour (just free from school) is the practical thing. . . . If you make the adults of today Christian, the children …
CSL Daily 11/09/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “Period Criticism” is an essay about Chesterton that was first published on Nov. 9, 1946 in “Notes on the Way” column in Time and Tide. Hear an “essay chat” podcast discussion on this shorter work, Period Criticism. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The truth is that the whole criticism which …