Tag: The Abolition of Man

Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 28th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Abolition of Man (released 1/6/1944) is the book Lewis did that he claimed addressed “a ‘serious’ point” that is presented in That Hideous Strength.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“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 what ought to be in us.”

Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
(Published on 1/27/1964)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Lewis did something new related to his professional duties at Oxford on what date in what year this month?
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LEWISIANA.NL

William OFlaherty Resource Spotlight

This is just the second in a new series of post swhere I tell about a resource related to C.S. Lewis that you don’t want to miss. My spotlight shines again on an entire Website. However, this one is very different than my debut choice. It’s a site created by Arend Smilde called LEWISIANA.NL. The last part of the name should be noted because unless you are following a direct link to the site you will not arrive at your desired destination. The reason for the unusual ending is the fact that the place is hosted in The Nederlands, where Arend resides.

Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 7th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis spent the first night in his new rooms at Magdalene College, Cambridge on this day (1/7) in 1955.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it.”

The Abolition of Man
(Published on 1/6/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Why did Lewis marry Joy Davidman twice?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 6th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Today (1/6) in 1944 The Abolition of Man was first published. It came from a series of lectures from Feb. 1943.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved.”

The Abolition of Man
(Published on 1/6/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who is the first talking animal Prince Caspian hears when he regains consciousness?
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RETROSPECT: January 1st – 10th

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

Highlights for the first third of January (1st – 10th) include: Two books published for the first time (one posthumously), two paperback debuts, and initial US versions of two of his books.

If you’ve been reading this series for any three month span, you likely noticed he wrote a good variety of books (some being published after his death). Sometimes I’ve noted when Lewis’s books were released in the US for the first time or when debuting in paperback editions. During this short period a total of six books became available in one of these forms or another.

It was on the 6th in 1944 that The Abolition of Man was released. This is the only book of totally new material during this third segment of January.

Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 23rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“March for Drum, Trumpet, and Twenty-one Giants” is a Lewis poem first published in Punch in their Nov. 4, 1953 issue.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Whatever men expect they soon come to think they have a right to: the sense of disappointment can, with very little skill on our part, be turned into a sense of injury.

The Screwtape Letters – XXX
(First published in The Guardian on 11/21/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Besides being a book how else was the content of The Abolition of Man also available?
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Retro: July 22nd – 31st

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect

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