FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave the 2nd of 3 of the Ballard Mathews lectures today (12/2) in 1941 on Paradise Lost that later became part of his book A Preface to Paradise Lost. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I have no objection to the inclusion of Freudian explanations provided they are not …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/5
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (3/5) in 1908, when Lewis was just 9, he recorded in his diary that he had read Paradise Lost. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A man is never so proud as when striking an attitude of humility.” Christianity and Culture (Published in March 1940 in Theology) – – – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 5th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Today (3/5) in 1908, when Lewis was just 9, he recorded in his diary that he had read Paradise Lost.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“A man is never so proud as when striking an attitude of humility.”
Christianity and Culture
(Published in March 1940 in Theology)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (5 words):
“It is no use to ask God with facetious earnestness for A when our whole mind is in reality filled with B. We must lay before Him what is in us not _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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RETROSPECT: March 1st – 11th
Highlights for the first third of March (1st – 11th) include: First book collecting quotations and shorter passages, how Charles Williams became a friend and a former student previews The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Less than five years after C.S. Lewis died a collection containing brief excerpts from a wide range of his writings came out on the 4th of March in 1968. A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C.S. Lewis would be the first of many books featuring quotations or shorter selections. This debut work was edited by Clyde S. Kilby, the person who began what we know today as The Marion E. Wade Center. The book is arranged into ten major sections and nearly all of those divisions are further divided into sub-themes.
Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 2nd
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis gave the 2nd of 3 of the Ballard Mathews lectures on Paradise Lost that later became part of his book A Preface to Paradise Lost.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I have no objection to the inclusion of Freudian explanations provided they are not allowed to exclude all others.”
Behind the Scenes
(Published in Time and Tide on 12/1/1956)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who is Glimfeather and what is a key thing he does to the children in The Silver Chair?
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RETRO: October 1st – 10th
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.