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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 4th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The tenth installment of The Screwtape Letters was published today (7/4) in 1941 in The Guardian.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape commenting on the patent faking cynical and skeptical attitudes):
“All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be.”

The Screwtape Letters X
(Published in The Guardian on 7/4/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What is the title of the non-Lewis fictional book that was published this month by a famous friend?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 23rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s poem “Vitrea Circe” was published in Punch, today (6/23) in 1948) and was revised and reprinted in Poems.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape Admits:) “Prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him (God) best.”

The Screwtape Letters VIII
(Published in The Guardian on 6/20/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which book from The Chronicles of Narnia did Lewis share the galley proofs of to his friends, the Inklings?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 13th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The seventh Screwtape letter was published today (6/13) in The Guardian in 1941. Mentions “Materialist Magician.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy, are to be encouraged.”

The Screwtape Letters VII
(Published in The Guardian on 6/13/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Of the themes in Till We Have Faces what Non-fictional work directly deals with one of the central topics?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 6th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The sixth Screwtape letter was published on this day (6/6) in The Guardian in 1941. Topics include how to “weaken his (patient’s) prayers.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape Boasts:) “There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human’s mind against the Enemy [i.e. God].”
The Screwtape Letters VI
(Published in The Guardian on 6/6/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

To whom did Lewis dedicate Out of the Silent Planet?
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RETROSPECT: June 1st – 11th

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

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 first third of June (1st – 11th) include: two standout letters to children about Narnia, the acceptance of a new position late in his professional career and his most famous sermon.

Before the magic of Narnia started in 1950 C.S. Lewis had a magical year in 1941. In April he gave his first RAF talk, in May his first letter by Screwtape was published, in August he gave his first radio talk on the BBC and was asked to do a second series in September, then in December he gave a special series of lectures that became A Preface to Paradise Lost. But it is during the first part of June, 1941 that some would say was the best thing

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 30th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The fifth Screwtape letter was published today (5/30) in The Guardian in 1941. It talked about Wormwood failing in his duties because of relying on anxiety caused by a war.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape on the Dangers of War:) “One of our best weapons, contented worldiness, is rendered useless. In wartime not even a human can believe he is going to live forever.”

The Screwtape Letters V
(Published in The Guardian on 5/30/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What was the title used when The Great Divorce was first published weekly in The Guardian?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 23rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The fourth Screwtape letter was published today (5/23) in 1941 in The Guardian. It deal with “the painful subject of prayer.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape Boasts:) “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 IV
(Published in The Guardian on 5/23/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

After Lewis’s death an early fictional work was published; what was it?
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RETROSPECT: May 22th – 31st

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

Highlights for the final third of May (22nd – 31st) include: A prize-winning essay, his first Christian book that was his only true allegory and a Pentecost sermon.

Lewis’s first book after becoming a Christian was very different in several ways than his two previous works. Those initial titles were poetry, while The Pilgrim’s Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason and Romanticism, publishedon the 25th in 1933 was his debut prose effort. Additionally, the story was pure allegory. Interestingly, it was such a difficult read that Lewis himself even admitted it and ten years after its release he wrote a preface to explain his approach to the story.

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 18th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s mother, Florence Augusta Hamilton, was born today (5/18) in 1862. She went by “Flora.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“A country clergyman wrote to the editor (of The Guardian), withdrawing his subscription on the ground that ‘much of the advice given in these letters seemed to him not only erroneous but positively diabolical.'”

Preface to the Second Edition of The Screwtape Letters
(Written on 5/18/1960)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“The Son of God became a man to enable men to _____ _____ _____ _____.”

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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 16th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Today (5/16) in 1941 the third Screwtape Letter was published in The Guardian.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Keep his mind off the most elementary duties by directing it to the most advanced and spiritual ones.”

The Screwtape Letters III
(Published in The Guardian on 5/16/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s first Christian book came out this month…what was it?
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