FACT OF THE DAY:
It was on this day (1/23) in 1967 that Christian Reflections (an essay collection) was published.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Unless the measuring rod is independent of the things measured, we can do no measuring.”
The Poison of Subjectivism
(Published in Christian Reflections on 1/23/1967)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did.”
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Highlights for the final third of January (22nd – 31st) include: The publication of one of the last books Lewis wrote, the first meeting of a special Oxford club and the last sermon Lewis ever preached.
Lewis was working on several books before he died in 1963. The first one published posthumously was Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer. It came out on the 27th in 1964. While Lewis is known for writing in a variety of styles, this book is somewhat unique in that though they are present as letters to someone, they were really letters to an imaginary person. Today we have a large collection of actual letters Lewis wrote, so those new to his writings should be careful to note this fact. This leads to the obvious question as to why he would deal with such a serious subject to a fictional person.
FACT OF THE DAY:
“Peace Proposals for Brother Every and Mr Bethell” is an article in the December, 1940 issue of Theology. Reprinted in Christian Reflections.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We must be taught that this tent is not home.”
Letter to Warfield M. Firor
(from Collected Letters, Volume 2 on 12/5/1949)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What was the eventual title of the Narnia book that Lewis suggested “The Desert Road to Narnia”?
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C.S. Lewis was no stranger to debate, but did you know he encountered it at times when his essays were published?
In 1940 Lewis wrote an article entitled “Christianity and Culture” that was published in the March issue of the journal Theology. Two months later S.L. Bethell and E.F. Carritt responded to what he said.
Then in June Lewis replied back, which lead to George Every joining in the discussion three month later. It all ended when Lewis closed out the year with his final reply in December.
Highlights for the opening third of October (1st – 10th) include: Concluding book from his final BBC radio series, an unsigned review of The Hobbit and the release of A Preface to ‘Paradise Lost’.
While Lewis did go on to record a radio series on love in the late 1950’s, his final one for the BBC was given in early 1944. The book version of it was published on the 9th of October that same year as Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God.
“Historicism” is a article published in the October, 1950 issue of The Month. It’s reprinted in Christian Reflections.
Highlights for September 22nd – 30th include: Debut story of a Sci-Fi trilogy, a landmark book published anonymously and the death of Lewis’s father to cancer.
It’s no secret that Lewis is known for being a versatile writer. One of his earliest efforts that spotlighted this fact is what happened 75 years ago on September 23rd. In 1938 Lewis released the first of what is referred to its fans as the Ransom trilogy. That’s because Dr. Elwin Ransom is a
Highlights for the period of July 22-31 include: Lewis on the radio that wasn’t a part of the eventual Mere Christianity book, the U.S. release of The Four Loves and the publication of a friend’s landmark book that Lewis encouraged the author to write (hint: it has a “ring” to it).
When you consider a person’s life over the years (like this series has with C.S. Lewis), it’s no surprise that
May 8th – 14th The following is part of a weekly series reflecting on the life of C.S. Lewis. This is done by summarizing various events or happenings during his lifetime for the noted week and may include significant events related to him after his death. “Miracles” is among the many misused words in our vocabulary …
