“Anything, even a sin, which has the total effect of moving him close up to the Enemy [i.e. God], makes against us in the long run.”
The Screwtape Letters – XXVII – The Historical Point of View
(First published in The Guardian on 10/31/1941)
FACT: October 24, 2013
The 26th Screwtape Letter was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Generous Conflict Illusion.”
QUOTE: October 24, 2013
“Courtship is the time for sowing those seeds which will grow up ten years later into domestic hatred.”
The Screwtape Letters – XXVI – The Generous Conflict Illusion
(First published in The Guardian on 10/24/1941)
RETRO: October 22nd – 31st
Highlights for the final third of October (22nd – 31st) include: First sermon preached, three significant posthumous books and Lewis defines “the great sin.”
There are many hats that C.S. Lewis wore: children’s author, Christian apologist, and literary critic being the three most common realms people are familiar with. While similar to his role as a defender of the faith, many are not aware that he also spoke on Sunday mornings several times in his life. The very first occurred on the
QUOTE: October 17, 2013
[Screwtape Complains:] “The real trouble about the set your patient is living in is that it is merely Christian. They all have individual interests, of course, but the bond remains mere Christianity.”
The Screwtape Letters – XXV – The Enemy Loves Platitude
(First published in The Guardian on 10/17/1941)
FACT: October 17, 2013
The 25th Screwtape Letter was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Enemy Loves Platitude.”
RETRO: October 11th – 21st
Highlights for the middle third of October (11th – 21st) include: Premier of the first and second Narnia books, debut apologetic work, plus three other books published!
This period over the years for Lewis likely ranks as the most significant. Aslan was introduced and Lewis began to be recognized as a spokesperson for the Christian faith from the book that came out during this time in 1940 (more about that later). The Lion, the Witch and the
QUOTE: October 10, 2013
[Screwtape laments:] “If you try to make him explicitly and professedly proud of being a Christian, you will probably fail; the Enemy’s [God’s] warnings are too well known.”
The Screwtape Letters – XXIV – Spiritual Pride
(First published in The Guardian on 10/10/1941)
FACT: October 10, 2013
The 24th letter from Screwtape was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. The theme was Spiritual Pride.
QUOTE: October 3, 2013
“The earliest converts were converted by a single historical fact (the Resurrection) and a single theological doctrine (the Redemption) operating on a sense of sin which they already had.”
The Screwtape Letters – XXIII – The Historical Jesus
(First published in The Guardian on 10/3/1941)