FACT OF THE DAY: The first meeting of the Oxford Socratic Club was on January 26, 1942. Lewis was the 1st president. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There have been men before now who got so interested in proving the existence of God that they came to care nothing for God Himself…as if …
CSL Daily 01/19/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The eleventh installment of The Great Divorce was published January 19, 1945; it covered the first quarter of chapter nine. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Ye cannot fully understand the relations of choice and Time till you are beyond both.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XI (Published in The Guardian on …
CSL Daily 01/14/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Great Divorce (complete book) was published on January 14, 1946. The installments were called “Who Goes Home? Or The Grand Divorce.” Here a podcast about the book in this episode from All About Jack. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: …
CSL Daily 01/12/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The tenth installment of The Great Divorce was published on January 12, 1945; it covered all of chapter eight. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Could you, only for a moment, fix your mind on something not yourself?” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce X (Published in The Guardian on 1/12/1945)
CSL Daily 12/27/17
FACT OF THE DAY: On Dec. 27, 1918 Lewis arrived home unexpectedly in the morning after being demobilized on the 24th. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII (Published in The Guardian on 12/22/1944)
CSL Daily 12/22/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII” was published Dec. 22, 1944 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I will bring you to the land not of questions but of answers, and you shall see the face of God.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII …
CSL Daily 12/08/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce V” was published on Dec. 8, 1944 in The Guardian. This eventual became part of The Great Divorce. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I do not look at myself. I have given up myself.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce V (Published in The …
CSL Daily 12/01/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce IV” was published on Dec. 1, 1944 in The Guardian. It’s chapter 3 of The Great Divorce. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It was the light, the grass, the trees that were different; made of some different substance, so much solider than things in …
CSL Daily 11/24/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce III was published on Nov. 24, 1944 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “‘You mean the evening is really going to turn into a night in the end?’ ‘He nodded.’” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce III (First published in The Guardian on …
CSL Daily 11/17/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce II” was published on Nov. 17, 1944 in The Guardian. It later became part of chapter two of The Great Divorce. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [About the grey town:] “That’s one of the disappointments. I thought you’d meet interesting historical characters. But you …