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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 26th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The 3rd and final Riddell Memorial Lecture entitled “The Abolition of Man” by Lewis was given today (2/26) in 1943.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“What we call Man’s power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument.”
The Abolition of Man
(First a lecture from 2/26/1943 from the eventual The Abolition of Man)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (5 words):
“…it is certainly my opinion that a book worth reading only in childhood is ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.” (submitted by Winifred Sherman)
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 25th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The 2nd Riddell Memorial Lecture entitled “The Way” by Lewis was given today (2/25) in 1943. It became part of The Abolition of Man.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of imagining a new primary colour.”

The Way
(First a lecture from 2/25/1943 from the eventual The Abolition of Man)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

When the final series of broadcast talks began this month in 1944 something different happen to them; what was it?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 24th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

This evening (2/24/1943) Lewis gave the 1st talk (“Men Without Chests”) of the Riddell Memorial Lectures that became The Abolition of Man.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts.”

Men Without Chests
(First a lecture from 2/24/1943 from the eventual The Abolition of Man)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What is the name of the capital of Narnia?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 23rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Narrative Poems was published for the first time in the US today (2/23) in 1972. It had been released in the UK in 1969.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“It’s only the little germ of a desire for God that we need to start the process.”

Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XVI
(Published in The Guardian on 2/23/1945)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (two words):
“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a ____ ____ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 22nd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“Making and Begetting,” the first of the 4th BBC radio series was given today (2/22) in 1944. Eventually in Mere Christianity.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“A vague religion-all about feeling God in nature, and so on-is so attractive. It is all thrills and no work.”

Making and Begetting
(Initially a BBC broadcast from 2/22/44)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What famed series of radio talks ended when this month?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 21st

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Today (2/21) in 1945 “”Who Was Right—Dream Lecturer or Real Lecturer?” was published in The Coventry Evening Telegraph.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Is it not equally reasonable to look outside Nature for the real Originator of the natural order?”

Who Was Right—Dream Lecturer or Real Lecturer?
(First published in 1945, it was reprinted as Two Lectures in God in the Dock)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What book did Tolkien try to help Lewis get publish sometime this month in what year?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 20th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

John, the main character in “The Pilgrim’s Regress” was born in Puritania (on the western side of the Eastern Mountains)

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“First-hand knowledge is not only more worth acquiring than second-hand knowledge, but is usually much easier and more delightful to acquire.”

On the Reading of Old Books
(Published originally as a preface to The Incarnation of the Word of God in 1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

If you lived in the 50’s you had to wait almost twelve months for each of the next Narnia stories except the final two…how long was the wait for each of them?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 19th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“On the Reading of Old Books” – an essay that was first published as the preface to a book by his friend Sister Penelope from 1944.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.”

On the Reading of Old Books
(Published originally as a preface to The Incarnation of the Word of God in 1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (four words):
“If nothing is certainly right, then of course it follows that ___ ___ ___ ___ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 17th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Cosmic Trilogy (a collection of all three Sci-Fi books) was released in February, 1990.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The Christian…does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”

The Practical Conclusion
(BBC talk given on 2/15/1942)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who was the most famous king of Archenland?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 16th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

(Click “Read More” to SEE Answer)FACT OF THE DAY:

71 years ago today (2/16/1943) The Screwtape Letters was published in the U.S., but was released in the UK in 1942
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.”

The Screwtape Letters
(Released in the U.S. on 2/16/1943)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (three words):
The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of planting a new sun in the sky or a ____ ____ ____ in the spectrum.
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