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Tag Archives: The Four Loves
Friendship Facing Forward
Our national broadcaster recently had a show about colossally bad first dates. There were your classic stories, from the lack of a spark to the instantaneous stalker. One of the stories was of a guy who asked a girl out … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged awkward silences, bad date, books, C.S. Lewis, friendship, literature, love, Marion E. Wade Center, The Four Loves
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50 Shades of Bad Writing
I understand that this will strike regular readers as a bit of a departure. This blog covers a lot of areas—children’s writing, fantasy, myth, theology and philosophy—and Fifty Shades of Grey is none of those. Not even close. And no, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Thoughtful Essays
Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, bad writing, books, E.L. James, erotic, love, medulla oblongata, The Four Loves, writing
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And The Greatest of These…: A Review of C.S. Lewis’ Four Loves
The Four Loves is one of Lewis’ last Christian book and of his popular nonfiction, the one closest to his field of study. His Allegory of Love (1936) was the most popular of his work in literary criticism and was … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, affection, agape, bacon, C.S. Lewis, culture, Deathly Hallows, eros, Eustace Scrubbs, friendship, Harry Potter, love, Mrs. Fidget, philia, Slughorn, spricket24, storge, The Four Loves, Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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“As Long as We’ve Got Each Other”: Or Why Kirk Cameron Should Read “The Four Loves”
My wife is probably going to kill me for this one, but I’m going to offer a critique of teenage heartthrob, Kirk Cameron. It’s true, he is no longer a teen idol, and I think my wife’s pubescent crush has … Continue reading →