FACT OF THE DAY: Christian Apologetics was a talk Lewis gave sometime around Easter 1945 to an Anglican church group; now found in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who read poetry to improve their minds will never improve their minds by reading poetry.” Lilies That Fester (Published April, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 12th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lilies that Fester by Lewis was published this month in 1955 in Twentieth Century and is available in The World’s Last Night.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The more we get what we now call ‘ourselves’ out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become…our real selves are all waiting for us in Him.”
The New Men
(Initially a BBC broadcast from 4/4/44)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the name of the only full length article written my Lewis dealing with hymns?
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RETROSPECT: April 11th – 19th
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 / Quote / Quiz: April 3rd
FACT OF THE DAY:
Christian Apologetics was a talk Lewis gave sometime around Easter 1945 to an Anglican church group; now found in God in the Dock.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Those who read poetry to improve their minds will never improve their minds by reading poetry.”
Lilies That Fester
(Published April, 1955 in Twentieth Century)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“And this is the marvel of marvels, that [Aslan] called me Beloved, me who am but as a dog.”
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RETROSPECTIVE: December 21st – 31st
Highlights for the final third of December (21st – 31st) include: An essay about happiness, a special preview of a forthcoming book and two more installments of the eventual The Great Divorce.
Lewis had articles published in a large variety of places during his life. The final shorter work he wrote came out in The Saturday Evening Post less than a month after his death. “We Have No ‘Right to Happiness’” first appeared in their combined December 21-28, 1963 edition. The only other essay he wrote for them was the encore Screwtape piece mentioned last time. This article specifically attacks sexual happiness and was written at the invitation of the editor, Thomas Congdon. It begins with Lewis describing a comment by someone he calls “Clare” that defended the actions of others by stating “they have a right to happiness.”
Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 17th
FACT OF THE DAY:
“What Christmas Means to Me” was published in the December, 1957 issue of Twentieth Century magazine.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The idea that not only all friends but even all acquaintances should give one another presents, or at least send one another cards, is quite modern and has been forced upon us by the shopkeepers.”
What Christmas Means to Me
(Published in Twentieth Century; December, 1957)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What speech did Lewis give this month (in what year) at King’s College?
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