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A Year of Reading
It might be a first, but I managed to keep one of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2012. In January, I resolved to read 50 books or articles related to my research and writing on C.S. Lewis, and I hit … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links
Tagged Blogging, books, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Narnia, Ransom Trilogy, Reading, The Screwtape Letters, writing
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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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“Once Upon a Dreary Era”: A Review of Peter Kreeft’s Critical Essay On C.S. Lewis
Anyone who has heard a lecture from the characteristic voice of Peter Kreeft—and there are a number available free on iTunesU—will hear his humour behind the words of his dozens of books. His books are typically serious. Kreeft is a … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged apologetics, C.S. Lewis, literary criticism, Narnia, Peter Kreeft, Ransom Trilogy, Rationalism, Romanticism, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters
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The War of the Worldviews: H.G. Wells vs. C.S. Lewis (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two-part series on two early science fiction writers: C.S. Lewis and H.G. Wells. You can read part 1 here, which discusses C.S. Lewis’ reading of Wells and the basic plotline of The War … Continue reading
The War of the Worldviews: H.G. Wells vs. C.S. Lewis (Part 1)
This is the first part of a two-part series on two early science fiction writers: C.S. Lewis and H.G. Wells. While they were both British novelists in the early 20th century, they had quite different worldviews. Part 1 discusses C.S. … Continue reading
How I Learned to Speak British, or A Review of David Downing’s “Looking for the King: An Inklings Novel”
I find myself in the rather delicate position of critiquing the personal work of one with whom I’ve supped—ah, there it is, I’ve caught myself speaking in 1940s Oxford English again. It has been slipping out lately, I’m afraid. Given … Continue reading
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Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dan Brown, david downing, festival antigonish, Harry Potter, Inklings, literature, Madonna, Oxford, Ransom Trilogy, Space Trilogy, The Great Divorce, Tolkien
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C.S. Lewis’ “On Other Worlds: Essays and Stories”: A Review
My own journey in studying C.S. Lewis has led me to the consideration of the fictional universes he created—these are the “real worlds” that sit behind his stories, like the worlds of Narnia in his fantasy novels or the Field … Continue reading
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
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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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