C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce originally came out nearly 70 years ago (that is the book, which was published January 14, 1946; but it was released in weekly installments starting on November 10, 1944). Back in 2012 William O’Flaherty spoke with Dr. David Clark about a book that is a study guide and more to this great and …
Read the full post →“C.S. Lewis Goes to Heaven (Dr. David Clark)”
Those who falsely claim that C.S. Lewis didn’t like women have missed the gender than he secretly hated: MALES! That’s correct, hidden very deep within the writings of C.S. Lewis you will discover a hatred that is so concealed that only my carefully skilled abilities have been able to uncover the shocking truth.
I don’t expect you to accept my word on this delicate matter…so, I’ll reveal what my findings have been so far (undoubtedly there is more yet to be discovered). What follows is a list of characters Lewis created along with a short explanation as to why it proves my point.
Edmund Pevensie – in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Edmund is the villainous traitor whose deeds result in the death of Aslan.
FACT OF THE DAY:
The twelfth letter from Screwtape was published on this date (7/18) in The Guardian in 1941.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The only thing that matters is the extent to which you separate the man from the Enemy [God]. It does not matter how small the sins are provided that their cumulative effect is to edge the man away from the Light and out into the Nothing.”
The Screwtape Letters XII
(Published in The Guardian on 7/18/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
In “The Great Divorce” what animal was perched on the shoulder of a ghost that symbolized lust (and what color was it)?
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Highlights for the first third of May (1st – 10th) include: Publication of a book about how Narnia started, the debut of Wormwood’s uncle and the release of a revised Miracles.
Over a decade apart on the exact same day two major events occurred in Lewis’s life during the first third of May. The origins of Narnia finally became known and the first of thirty-one soon to be famous letters were released. If you are even vaguely familiar with Lewis, then you are aware that I’m speaking of The Magician’s Nephew and the start of The Screwtape Letters.
The Magician’s Nephew came out on the 2nd in 1955, just eight months after the previous Narnia story (The Horse and His Boy). This was the shortest
FACT OF THE DAY:
23rd & final installment of what eventually became part of The Great Divorce was published today (4/13) in The Guardian in 1945.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Only the Greatest of all can make Himself small enough to enter Hell. For the higher a thing is, the lower it can descend.”
Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XXIII
(Published in The Guardian on 4/5/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (5 words):
“We must attack the enemy’s line of communication. What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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The following is part of a series reflecting on the life of C.S. Lewis. This is accomplished by summarizing various events or happenings during his lifetime for the noted period and may include significant events related to him after his death.
Highlights for the second third of April (11th – 19th) include: Publication of third BBC series; Publication of second book from BBC Talks; four posthumous books and the final installment about a bus ride to heaven.
Christian Behaviour: A Further series of Broadcast Talks tops the list of happenings over the years in the life of Lewis. It was first published on the 19th in 1943 in the U.K. (and nine months later in the U.S.). As you may be aware, it was just the second book printed of three that eventually became part of Mere Christianity. What gets confusing to some is that when you examine the book from 1952 Christian Behavior is stated as being “Book III.”
FACT OF THE DAY:
22nd installment of what eventually became part of The Great Divorce was published today (4/6) in The Guardian in 1945.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Either the day must come when joy prevails and all the makers of misery are no longer able to infect it: or else for ever and ever the makers of misery can destroy in others the happiness they reject for themselves.”
Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XXII
(Published in The Guardian on 4/5/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“For change is not progress unless ______ _____ _____ _____ …wherever there is real progress in knowledge, there is some knowledge that is not superseded.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
21st installment of what eventually became part of The Great Divorce was published today (3/29) in The Guardian in 1945.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“[In Heaven there] is joy that cannot be shaken. Our light can swallow up your darkness: but your darkness cannot now infect our light.”
Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XXI
(Published in The Guardian on 3/29/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What book of essays that was Lewis’s first was released in what year this month?
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Highlights for the final third of March (22nd – 31st) include: Publication of The Four Loves, his first essay collection and republication of a landmark professional work.
During the last decade of Lewis’s life his Christian-themed titles had less to do with defending the faith and more with sharing his understanding of a variety of aspects of it. The Four Loves, released on the 28th in 1960 is one of those works where he shares his wisdom on a topic related to the faith he had gained a greater understanding of over his life. Many individuals are not aware of the fact that two years prior to the book release Lewis had given ten radio talks on this theme.
FACT OF THE DAY:
19th installment of what eventually became The Great Divorce was published today (3/16) in The Guardian in 1945.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Fame in [Heaven] and fame on Earth are two quite different things.”
Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XIX
(Published in The Guardian on 3/16/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (3 words):
“The guilt is washed out not by time _____ _____ _____ and the blood of Christ.”
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