FACT OF THE DAY: “Is Theology Poetry?” was a paper read by Lewis to the Socratic Club today (11/6) in 1944. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Christian theology can fit in science, art, morality, and the sub-Christian religious. The scientific point of view cannot fit in any of these things, not even science …
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Letters: C.S. Lewis, Don Giovanni Calabria: A Study in Friendship was published on November 1, 1988 and contained 28 letters from Lewis.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The voice of God indeed daily calls to us; calls to the world to abandon sins and seek the Kingdom of God wholeheartedly.”
Letters: C.S. Lewis, Don Giovanni Calabria: A Study in Friendship
(Book published 11/1/1988; Letter written 4/17/1949)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What four children’s names did Lewis FIRST consider for the Pevensie children?
FACT OF THE DAY: “A Note on Jane Austen” was published in the October, 1954 issue of Essays in Criticism. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The hard core of morality and even of religion seems to me to be just what makes good comedy possible.” A Note on Jane Austen (Published in the …
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Narrative Poems was released today (10/27) in 1969. It included the entire contents of Dymer, Lewis’s second poetry book.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We want in fact not so much a father in Heaven as a grandfather in heaven – a senile benevolence who as they say ‘liked to see young people enjoying themselves.'”
The Problem of Pain
(Published 10/18/1940)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
This order for the Narnian books is surely one of the most common in the world: 1) HHB, 2) LB, 3) LWW, 4) MN, 5) PC, 6) SC and 7)VDT. Despite being so common perhaps no one has ever actually read them in this order. Can you guess why that order is so common? (submitted by Stanley Anderson)
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ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUESTION:It is the order one would find them on the shelves of any public library – ie, in alphabetical order by title (with any preceding “The” moved to the end of the title, of course)
FACT OF THE DAY:
The sixth and final radio drama of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe aired on the BBC today (10/23) in 1959.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“God makes no appetite in vain.”
Learning in War-Time
(Preached on 10/22/1939 as “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who is Digory?
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ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUESTION: “those who do it.'” from Williams and the Arthuriad in Arthurian Torso
FACT OF THE DAY:
A new edition of Dymer, Lewis’s last poetry book was published today (10/19) in 1950. It included a new preface.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“From at least the age of six, romantic longing – Sehnsucht – had played an unusually central part in my experience. Such longing is in itself the very reverse of wishful thinking: it is more like thoughtful wishing. But it throws off what may be called systems of imagery.”
Preface to Dymer (1950 Edition)
(Published 10/19/1950)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the order the Narnia books were first published?
FACT OF THE DAY:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book of Narnia stories was published today in 1950.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(Published 10/16/1950)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
The names of characters in Narnia include every letter in the alphabet except one letter; what letter is missing?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
On this day in 1961 An Experiment in Criticism was published; while a professional title by Lewis it is more readable than others.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Nothing can deceive unless it bears a plausible resemblance to reality.”
An Experiment in Criticism
(Published 10/13/1961)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
“They smell battle, said ________, pointing at the birds. They know we’re preparing a feed for them.” Which character said this in which Narnia book?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God was published on this date (10/9) in 1944; from the final series of talks on the BBC.
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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
(Chapter 10 of Beyond Personality; published 10/9/1944)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
More than half of the Narnia books were published in the U.S. for the first time in October in the U.S.; which ones are they?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Horrid Red Things” was published today in Church of England Newspaper in 1944. It was adapted in the book Miracles.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There is thus a distinction not only between thought and imagination in general, but even between thought and those images which the thinker (falsely) believes to be true.”
Horrid Red Things
(Published in Church of England Newspaper on 10/6/1944)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Two Narnia books were published later this month for the first time ever. When was this, what are their titles?
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