FACT OF THE DAY:
The Planets, a poem by Lewis was first published this month in 1935 in Lysistrata, II.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Everywhere, except in theology, there has been a vigorous growth of scepticism about scepticism itself. ”
Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism
(Talk given on 5/11/1959)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What book that became the only book that Lewis revised was published this month?
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Highlights for the second of May (11th – 21st) include: Initial publication of Miracles, the landmark first meeting with a famous friend and securing his longest employment.
“Miracles” is among the many misused words in our vocabulary today. This was true even back in 1947 when Miracles: A Preliminary Study was released on the 12th by C.S. Lewis. Of course, Lewis was addressing more of an unbelief in the miraculous. In fact, as the inside dusk jacket of the first edition notes, the subtitle isn’t about Lewis giving his tentative thoughts on the subject, but rather the book is designed to be “a study preliminary to any historical inquiry into the actual occurrence of miracles.” That is, before any examination of specific miracles one has to believe that the miraculous can genuinely occur. Nearly thirteen years later (as mentioned in the previous column) a new edition was released containing a revised third chapter.
FACT OF THE DAY:
The talk “Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism” was given today (5/11) in 1959 to students at Wescott House, Cambridge. (Also known as Fern-Seed and Elephants”)
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You cannot know that everything in the representation of a thing is symbolical unless you have independent access to the thing and can compare it with the representation.”
Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism
(Talk given on 5/11/1959)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are _____ ______ _____ .”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism,” published in Christian Reflections on 1/23/67 was later re-titled as “Fern-seed and Elephants.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If nothing is certainly right, then of course it follows that nothing is certainly wrong.”
De Futilitate
(Published in Christian Reflections on 1/23/1967)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What book by Lewis dealing mainly on one topic, but had a fictional element was release on what day (in what year) this month?
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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.
