Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/17

FACT OF THE DAY: “What Christmas Means to Me” was published in the December, 1957 issue of Twentieth Century magazine. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The idea that not only all friends but even all acquaintances should give one another presents, or at least send one another cards, is quite modern and has …

Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/1

FACT OF THE DAY: Is History Bunk? by Lewis was first published today (6/1) in 1957 in The Cambridge Review. It’s reprinted in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There will always be those who, on discovering that history cannot really be turned to much practical account, will pronounce history to be …

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 1st

FACT OF THE DAY:

Is History Bunk? by Lewis was first published today (6/1) in 1957 in The Cambridge Review. It’s reprinted in Present Concerns.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“There will always be those who, on discovering that history cannot really be turned to much practical account, will pronounce history to be Bunk.”

Is History Bunk?
(Published on 6/1/1957 in The Cambridge Review)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (2 words):
“Truth and falsehood _____ _____ ; but truth is the norm not of truth only but of falsehood also.”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 18th

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s review of A Lectionary of Christian Prose from the Second Century to the Twentieth Century was published in Theology, December ’39.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Can it really be my duty to buy and receive masses of junk every winter just to help the shopkeepers? If the worst comes to the worst I’d sooner give them money for nothing and write it off as a charity.”

What Christmas Means to Me
(Published in Twentieth Century; December, 1957)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote: (five words):
“All our merely natural activities will be accepted, if they are offered to God, even the humblest, and all of them, even the noblest, will be ______ ____ _____ _____ _______ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 17th

FACT OF THE DAY:

“What Christmas Means to Me” was published in the December, 1957 issue of Twentieth Century magazine.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The idea that not only all friends but even all acquaintances should give one another presents, or at least send one another cards, is quite modern and has been forced upon us by the shopkeepers.”

What Christmas Means to Me
(Published in Twentieth Century; December, 1957)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What speech did Lewis give this month (in what year) at King’s College?
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