FACT OF THE DAY: The U.S. Paperback editions of Surprised By Joy and Till We Have Faces came out on July 9th ten years apart (1970, 1980). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Advises:] “I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 26th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The U.S. Paperback editions of Surprised By Joy and Till We Have Faces came out on July 9th ten years apart (1970, 1980).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
[Screwtape Advises:] “I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually a sin, even if it is something quite trivial.”
The Screwtape Letters XIII
(Published in The Guardian on 7/25/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the only essay by Lewis having the word “slaves” in the title that was also first published this month in what year?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 30th
FACT OF THE DAY:
God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics was released today (11/30) in the US in 1970. It was edited by Walter Hooper.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad. ”
Answers to Questions on Christianity
(Published in God in the Dock; 11/30/1970)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What landmark talk did Lewis give this month that was latter published and a version of it was even heard on the radio?
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