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What Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress Teaches us about English and Education
One of my first posts on A Pilgrim in Narnia was the confession that I had not really ever read John Bunyan’s classic The Pilgrim’s Progress (1678). I’m pretty sure I had pretended to read it. I had played the … Continue reading
“Exegesis of the Soul” A Reflective Response to Frederick Buechner’s Memoirs
C.S. Lewis was part of a WWII-era literary group called the Inklings that included authors like J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Roger Lancelyn Green. Among those that I might consider “Honourary Inklings,” Frederick Buechner has, for me, pride of place. … Continue reading
A Review of the Hobbit by Nicolas, Age 8
My dad and I just finished reading The Hobbit and since he didn’t let me watch the movie I decided to write a blog. This book is about a hobbit named Bilbo who comes from a family who hates adventures. … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Blogs, Reviews
Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Middle Earth, Narnia, The Hobbit
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Reconsidering Apologetics
Besides being a children’s author, essayist, fantasy writer, and literary critic, C.S. Lewis was also a Christian apologist. “Apologetics,” as the discipline is called, is the artistic science of logically defending belief. Lewis was doing apologetics on the BBC during … Continue reading
Not All Adventures Begin Well: My Review of Peter Jackson’s Adaptation of The Hobbit
Not all adventures begin well. Certainly, as we have it in Tolkien’s The Hobbit, a hapless Bilbo Baggins all but stumbles into his first adventure, racing off toward the Lonely Mountain without his handkerchief or his pocketbook. Practically naked without … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged An Unexpected Journey, film, film review, Gollum, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, myth, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings
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Drawing the Hobbit
I am ashamed to admit I have yet to see Peter Jackson’s first installment of The Hobbit, and it has been out for four days. The purists among my colleagues, blogmates, and digital friends are horrified at Jackson’s adaptation. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reviews
Tagged Bilbo Baggins, books, film adaptation, hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Peter Jackson, publishing, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, writing
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C.S. Lewis’s Faerie Lecture, and a Prince Edward Island Folktale
C.S. Lewis gave a lecture on Faeries at the oldest and (arguably) most prestigious university in the English world. He did this lecture often, and he did it with a straight face. It is, of course, perfectly normal for universities … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Reviews
Tagged books, faerie, fairy tales, folklore, George MacDonald, literature, medieval literature, Milton, myth, Oxford, Prince Edward Island, renaissance literature, Spenser
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Wormwood Reborn? A Screwtapian Look at The Gates by John Connolly (Hell Series Part 1)
One of the great perks as a university teacher is that I am constantly in conversation with students about good books. While this occasionally gets me into conversations about Twilight (which I read with great effort) and Hunger Games (which … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Reviews
Tagged Angel & Demons, books, British, British Literature, C.S. Lewis, Dan Brown, Dante, demons, Douglas Adams, End of the World, fantasy, hell, John Connolly, kurt vonnegut jr, Lemony Snicket, literature, Milton, Philip Pullman, Screwtape, Terry Pratchett, The Gates, The Gates of Hell, The Hunger Games, The Screwtape Letters, Twilight
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Shedding Light on Lost Manuscripts: A Review of Charlie Starr’s “Light”
It was by instinct that I went to the Wade archive for C.S. Lewis this past summer. I didn’t know what I would find, and when I got there the project I had proposed pretty much fell flat. But … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Reviews
Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis Hoax, Charlie Starr, Kathryn Lindskoog, Light, literature, manuscript history, Q, The Man Born Blind, Walter Hooper
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The Narnia Code: A Pre-Review to a Key Idea
I know, I know: there is no such thing as a pre-review. But I’m stuck between two pressing realities. Facing me is the fact that Michael Ward’s argument in Planet Narnia and The Narnia Code is absolutely key to how … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links, Reviews
Tagged All About Jack Podcast, C.S. Lewis, literature, Michael Ward, Narnia, Planet Narnia, Ransom Trilogy, research, The Narnia Code
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