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Monthly Archives: May 2016
A Cosmic Find in The Screwtape Letters (Preparing for Taylor)
I’m exciting to be presenting a paper next week at the 10th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends at Taylor University, in Indiana (see more here). I am talking about my “Cosmic Find” that links The Screwtape … Continue reading
Instructions for Avoiding God
On a global superpower scale, the 1960s were partially defined by the Space Race. In a strange twist on propaganda–or a poor twist in the tale–Lewis had heard that the Russians had announced that they had been to outer space … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughtful Essays
Tagged apologetics, C.S. Lewis, Cold War, God, sabbath, solitude, Space Race, tech sabbath, technology, Theology of Culture, USSR, vintage ads
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Simone de Beauvoir and the Keyspring of the Lord of the Rings
If I were to pick a public intellectual least likely to have influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, Simone de Beauvoir may not be the first person I would think of. There’s a good chance, though, that she would make the shortlist. French … Continue reading
You’ll Never Know What’s Inside this Wardrobe Until You Peek
Anyone who has read the right books growing up will know that Wardrobes are magical places. Of the portkeys that transport us from our everyday little world into the unknown world of worlds beyond, the Wardrobe is the most famous. … Continue reading
Star Wars and the Sword in the Stone
Once you say it aloud, you start to see all the medeival stones slide into place: In what ways does Star Wars echo the Arthuriad? Even early on, before I had a fancy word for this sort of thing (intertextuality), I … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged A Force Awakens, Arthur, Arthuriana, Inklings and King Arthur, intertextuality, King Arthur, Star Wars
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A Toy Left on the Lawn: C.S. Lewis and the Controversy of The Four Loves
Tonight I am teaching on C.S. Lewis’ classic treatment, The Four Loves. I read this early in my adult encounter with Lewis (see my old review here), and again this spring when preparing for the course. The Four Loves is probably the … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged agape, Anglican, C.S. Lewis, Charles Colson, evangelical controversy, love, The Four Loves
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