FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth talk from the third BBC series, “Sexual Morality” was given on Oct. 11, 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Christian rule is, ‘Either marriage, with complete faithfulness to your partner, or else total abstinence.’ Now this is so difficult and so contrary to our instincts, that …
CSL Daily 10/09/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God was published on Oct. 9, 1944; from the final series of talks on the BBC. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world.” Nice People or New Men …
CSL Daily 10/04/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “Morality and Psychoanalysis” is the title of what was originally the third talk Lewis gave on Oct. 4, 1942 from his third BBC series. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When a man makes a moral choice two things are involved. One is the act of choosing. The other is the various …
CSL Daily 09/30/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On Sept. 30, 1962 “Sex in Literature” was published in The Sunday Telegraph. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What I want is a straight fight between the new morality and that of the law.” Sex in Literature (Published 9/30/1962 in The Sunday Telegraph) Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 09/28/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The September 1946 issue of The Atlantic Monthly featured an article called “C.S. Lewis, Apostle to the Skeptics” by Chad Walsh. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[Christianity] was never intended to replace or supersede the ordinary human arts and sciences: it is rather a director which will set them all to …
CSL Daily 09/27/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The 2nd talk in the third BBC series (Christian Behaviour) was broadcast on Sept. 27, 1942. Published it was called “Social Morality.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Really great moral teachers never do introduce new moralities: it is quacks and cranks who do that.” Social Morality (Broadcast on BBC …
CSL Daily 09/20/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Christian Behaviour, the third BBC series for Lewis began on September 20, 1942. The first talk was “The Three Parts of Morality.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Think of humanity as a band playing a tune. To get a good result, you need two things. Each player’s individual instrument …
CSL Daily 09/17/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe began being dramatized on BBC radio in six weekly installments on September 18, 1959. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The value given to the testimony of any feeling must depend on our philosophy [belief system], not our whole philosophy on a feeling.” Religion: …
CSL Daily 08/27/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth radio talk from Lewis‘s first broadcast series was given August 27, 1941; it was called “What Can We Do About It.” In Mere Christianity it is entitled “We Have Cause to be Uneasy.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. …
CSL Daily 08/09/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The first known letter Lewis wrote to Sister Penelope was on August 9, 1939. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One hopes there will come a day when one can enjoy nice things said about one’s self just in the same innocent way as one enjoys nice things about anyone else—perfect …