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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Pilgrims and Slaves in the Valley of Contemporary Culture
To wander into C.S. Lewis’ fictional worlds is almost always to accompany characters on a journey in that world. All the Narnian stories, I think, have characters on long treks, moving from one place to another. It might be the … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughtful Essays
Tagged Bilbo, C.S. Lewis, Frodo, journey, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Lord of the Rings, pilgrim, The Hobbit, The Horse and His Boy, Tolkien
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There is No Such Thing As Space
There is no such thing as Space. I don’t just mean physically. I suppose, in the physical sense, there is no such thing as “space”: it is the non-stuff between stuff, at the very most. But even space in this … Continue reading
Worst Book Description Ever … And a Note on Cover Art for “Out of the Silent Planet”
After five years away from C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy–or, as I prefer to call it, his Ransom Trilogy, since not all the books occur in space–because of my current research I decided to pick it up again. Since I have … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged abducted by aliens, Book Cover Art, books, C.S. Lewis, fantasy, literature, Ransom Trilogy, Science Fiction, Space Trilogy
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Letters to an Oxonian Lady: C.S. Lewis’ Relationship with Mary Neylan
In a recent trip to the Wade Center, a literary archive of C.S. Lewis and the Inklings in Wheaton, IL, I read an original C.S. Lewis letter to a young student while he was an Oxford don. In June of … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Original Research, Thoughtful Essays
Tagged C.S. Lewis, letters, literature, Mary Neylan, Mental Illness, Oxford, Pilgrim's Regress, Ransom Trilogy, wade center, writing
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The Marion E. Wade Center: An Archive Review
Though I’ve written dozens of book and album reviews, I’m certain I’ve never reviewed a library before. The Marion E. Wade Center, however, is not just another library. Housed at Wheaton College in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, The Wade … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged archive, books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Chicago, George MacDonald, library, literature, Marion E. Wade Center, The Screwtape Letters, Tolkien, Wheaton College
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Teaching Screwtape for a New Generation at CSLIS Colloquium
I am fully enjoying my weekend at the C.S. Lewis and the Inklings Colloquium at Taylor University in Indiana. My brain is full with idea from the dozens of workshops, but what is really thrilling is the setting for conversation. … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links
Tagged Alan Jacobs, C.S. Lewis, literature, religion, Screwtape, Teaching, The Screwtape Letters, Will Vaus
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