Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

What Are Your Favourite Nonfiction Book Covers?

Posted on June 14, 2024 by

Confession: I judge books by their covers. I understand that I am sanding across the grain of all wise folks who can put their thoughts in a single Tweet or readable on a bumper sticker. But I simply do judge … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alan Lee, Amy Baik Lee, Book Cover Art, Book Covers, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, The Screwtape Letters, Winged Lion Press | 19 Comments

Upcoming Ursula K. Le Guin Course at Signum University: Recall John Garth, Maximilian Hart, Kris Swank, and Myself on Ursula K. Le Guin, Language, Tolkien, and World-building (Friday Feature)

Posted on April 26, 2024 by

Happy Friday my fellow wayfarers! I am recalling this post from the first edition of the grad course at Signum on Ursula K. Le Guin with the ever-brilliant Kris Swank. I am not teaching this deep-dive course this summer–though I … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Earthsea, J.R.R. Tolkien, owen barfield, Signum University, The Earthsea Cycle, The Inklings, Ursula K. Le Guin | 2 Comments

“To rail is the sad privilege of the loser”: C.S. Lewis and the Future of our Words

Posted on April 24, 2024 by

I was in a room on campus this week with English literature scholars from different disciplines. One of them tried to find words for C.S. Lewis‘ relationship with “politics.” “Lewis wasn’t political…” he began, and then added after a pause, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Addison, Alexander Pope, C.S. Lewis, cultural criticism, Jonathan Swift, literature, rhetoric, scholarship, Selected Literary Essays, The Abolition of Man, writing | 8 Comments

The New York C.S. Lewis Society Student Essay Contest

Posted on April 19, 2024 by

The New York C.S. Lewis Society is hosting a Student Essay Contest open to high school and college students. The contest offers cash prizes, publication, and one-year membership. The deadline for submissions is June 29, 2024. Winning essays will be announced at the Society’s November meeting. Additional details are available in the linked PDF. Continue reading →

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Shadowy Steps through Hellish Fog: Amy Baik Lee’s Refreshing Invitation in This Homeward Ache

Posted on April 17, 2024 by

In his evocative and soul-revealing re-imagining of the spiritual life in the irreconcilable ecosystems of heaven and hell, The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis tells a lie. As I described last week, The Great Divorce is a travel-journey philosophical novella. … Continue reading →