This is part of an occasional series exploring questionable claims about the life or writings of C.S. Lewis. For a list of the topics either already explored or planned to be examined, you can visit the introduction to this series. – Have you ever heard C.S. Lewis’ voice? In case you didn’t know …
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FACT OF THE DAY: Another edition (a paperback) of A Grief Observed was published on April 7, 1966. It was first published in 1961. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I gave these talks, not because I am anyone in particular, but because I was asked to do so.” Preface to Broadcast Talks (Written on …
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s first collection of shorter works, Rehabilitations and Other Essays was published on March 23, 1939. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already.” Let’s Pretend (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/21/44)
FACT OF THE DAY: Let’s Pretend is the fifth talk of the final BBC series given on March 21, 1944. Also Lewis recorded two final talks on this date. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort …
FACT OF THE DAY: The first of two books edited by Lewis about Charles Williams came out in 1947 (2 years after his death) – Essays Presented to Charles Williams. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, something that wants to be petted and admired, to …
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth of the final series of BBC talks, The Obstinate Toy Soldiers, was given by Lewis on March 14, 1944. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” The Obstinate Toy Soldiers (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/14/44)
FACT OF THE DAY: “Making and Begetting,” the first of the 4th BBC radio series was given on February 22, 1944. Eventually it become part of Mere Christianity. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A vague religion – all about feeling God in nature, and so on – is so attractive. It is all thrills …
FACT OF THE DAY: The final radio talk from the second BBC series was given on February 15, 1942. It is now known as “The Practical Conclusion.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We have to take reality as it comes to us: there is no good jabbering about what it ought to be …
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth talk from the second BBC series was given on February 8, 1942. It’s now know as “The Perfect Penitent.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The central Christian belief is that Christ’s death has somehow put us right with God and given us a fresh start.” The Perfect …
FACT OF THE DAY: The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.” …
