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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Letter to a Friend on the Front Line of the Culture War
Dear Friend, This letter may shock you, but I think we’ve known each other long enough that I can mention this. I’ll just come out and say it: You know that person/group that you admire so much? Well, I disagree with … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughtful Essays
Tagged culture war, disagreement, love, Partisan Politics, philosophy, Politics, Theology of Culture
17 Comments
Orwellian Advice: A Guest Post by the Mere Inkling
The title of this post is slightly misleading. In truth, it does contains advice from Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950) whose pen name was George Orwell. However, because of the impact of his two dystopian classics, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, … Continue reading
Is Animal Farm Greater than 1984? C.S. Lewis’ Thoughts about George Orwell’s Work
On Dec 12th, 1954 there was a live BBC TV adaption of George Orwell’s chilling dystopia, 1984. Although it was voted one of the top 100 British TV events, it is doubtful that C.S. Lewis took the time to watch it. … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Reviews
Tagged 1984, allegory, Animal Farm, C.S. Lewis, dystopia, George Orwell, myth, mythopoiea, That Hideous Strength
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George Orwell’s 1984 and C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength: A Conversation about Influence and Pride of Place
This post is a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the publication of C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength and George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Why did That Hideous Strength, which preceded 1984 and was reviewed by Orwell, remain mostly a fan favourite while 1984 … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
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George Orwell’s Review of C.S. Lewis’ “That Hideous Strength”
This week we are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the publication of That Hideous Strength (THS). While George Orwell’s 1984 is considered among the great 20th c. dystopian novels and C.S. Lewis’ THS is read mostly by fans of dystopia or of Lewis’ work, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 1984, Animal Farm, books, C.S. Lewis, dystopia, fantasy, Fictional Universes, g k chesterton, George Orwell, Nazism, Newspeak, Ransom Trilogy, technocracy, technology, That Hideous Strength, totalitarianism, WWII
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“Men Without Chests”: A C.S. Lewis Doodle
This is the 70th anniversary of the publication of C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength. While it remains an obscure book, it is an important dystopia from the WWII-era. In fact, it dropped the same week as Animal Farm by George Orwell. Over the next couple … Continue reading
Even on Chairs of Bronze
I was walking from my in-law’s house to work the other day. It is longer than my normal commute by foot, but is no great punishment. Prince Edward Island, when not beset by winter storms that are just starting to … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, art, Charlottetown, History, Maritime Christian College, Mark Butcher, Prince Edward Island
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