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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Why I’m Not Writing a C.S. Lewis Birthday Post
He’s dead. Well, that’s the main reason I’m not writing a special happy birthday post for C.S. Lewis. True, if he were alive, we would be celebrating his eleventy-fourth birthday, which would be exceptional indeed. But he isn’t alive. He … Continue reading
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
Posted in Memorable Quotes
Tagged C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, heaven, hell, hell fire and damnation, Peter Kreeft, religion, The Great Divorce, theology
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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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The Difference Between Pressure & Discipline: Reflection upon my 100th Post
Reaching the somewhat artificial but still satisfying pinnacle of 100 Posts on A Pilgrim in Narnia has set me into a reflective mood. I began this project just over a year ago as a way to draw together my thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Bible, books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, evangelical, fantasy, imagination, J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters to an America Lady, literature, love, myth, religion, Science Fiction, The Screwtape Letters, writing
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My NaNoWriMo Project: The Curse of Téarian, chapter 1
I am now midway through the month of November. While some are growing moustaches or preparing for exams, I am trying to write a novel in these slim 30 days. I posted my pre-writing process when I began, and thought … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged books, faerie, fantasy, myth, mythopoiea, NaNoWriMo, The Curse of Téarian, writing
20 Comments
Marching as to War: C.S. Lewis on His Way to the Front Line
As I began to read C.S. Lewis’ wartime letters in 1917-1918 (The Collected Letters, vol. 1), I was struck by the casual tone of his experience. On Remembrance Day in Canada, we consider the weight of the soldiers’ sacrifices for … Continue reading
Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes
Tagged C.S. Lewis, letters, Remebrance Day, somerset light infantry, Surprised by Joy, walking, war, wartime letters, WWI, WWII
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Giving Voice to the Story: On Reading the Hobbit Aloud to my Son
This blog is part of The Hobbit Read-Along at The Warden’s Walk. I’ve been assigned Chapter 14: Fire and Water. Feel free to comment on any of the great blogs in the series. When I jumped into the Hobbit Read-Along, … Continue reading
