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Peter Kreeft on Hell (Hell Series Part 2)
Peter Kreeft is a Catholic philosopher, C.S. Lewis scholar, and a contributor to the genre of Screwtape-style letters. This piece is an excerpt from his Fundamentals of Faith, and is available here. The hell with hell! says the modern mind. … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, heaven, hell, hell fire and damnation, Peter Kreeft, religion, The Great Divorce, theology
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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
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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 Many Names of The Great Divorce: Finding that Elusive Title
I recently competed in the 3 Day Novel Contest, a literary marathon where one writes for 72 hours, hoping to finish an entire novel in that time. As midnight on the last day approached, I had completed my 150 page … Continue reading
What We Believe is What We Become, from The Magician’s Nephew
As far as I understand it, The Magician’s Nephew was the Narnia Chronicle C.S. Lewis struggled most to write. He began it after The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe became popular in 1949, but he didn’t finish it until 1954. … 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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An Old Review of an Album I Still Like: “High Countries” by Caedmon’s Call
This review appeared in Living Light News a few years ago, but the weblink is now lost in cyber dust. Caedmon’s Call are an American acoustic rock band and fellow pilgrim’s in Narnia who draw on authors like Lewis for … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, back home, C.S. Lewis, Caedmon’s Call, Derek Webb, The Great Divorce, the High Countries
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The Marriage of Now and Then: A Review of C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce
Last spring, after I read Rob Bell’s bestseller Love Wins, I knew I had to go back to C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce. Though often missed by reviewers, Bell’s work is shot through with Lewis’ influence. My first encounter with … Continue reading
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Tagged “The High Countries” C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis, choice, Death, Galatians 2:20, George MacDonald, heaven, hell, imagination, Love Wins, myth, Rob Bell, self-death, sin, The Great Divorce, theology
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Caedmon’s Call, “The High Countries”
A bus station, in the steam from the rain In this line of pale strangers, should I go or stay? The whole field of vision, fades beneath me now And the houses spread for a million miles, in this gray … Continue reading
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Tagged “The High Countries” C.S. Lewis, Caedmon’s Call, heaven, hell, The Great Divorce
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