
Tag: C S Lewis
“Simply Lewis”: A response
April 21st, 2007
Recently, N. T. Wright published a reflection, “Simply Lewis,” on C. S. Lewis’s apologetics in Touchstone Magazine. I was asked by the editor of Touchstone to author a response to appear in a future issue. After you read Wright’s essay, consider my response below. On N. T. Wright’s “Simply Lewis” Despite his estimable gifts as […]
C. S. Lewis and the “300″
March 11th, 2007
“They propound mathematical theorems in beleagured cities, conduct metaphysical arguments in condemned cells, make jokes on scaffolds, discuss the last new poem while advancing to the walls of Quebec, and comb their hair at Thermopylae. This is not panache; it is our nature.” —C. S. Lewis, “Learning in War Time.” Thermopylae is the famous battle […]
CSL, Friendship, Joseph Epstein
February 21st, 2007
Joseph Epstein’s wry book, Friendship: An Expose, cites Lewis’s The Four Loves several times, and carries onward a friendly debate about whether men and women can, indeed, enjoy a friendship with no sexual intentions or tensions in the modern world (CSL says, no). The whole book, like most of Epstein’s essays, is worth your time, […]
Letters, He Got Letters
January 26th, 2007
Three items worth noting today: First: an important call for papers for what is shaping up to be the premiere C. S. Lewis Scholarly Event of the Year in Wake Forest, NC. I am privileged to be one of the three plenary speakers, who include Walter Hooper and James Como. Note the publication of The […]
Lewis, Joy, and The Sporting News
January 12th, 2007
You never know what the e-mailbox will bring. Today i had this delightful exchange with an associate editor of the venerable Sporting News–my favorite source for baseball info when I was growing up. Anyway, it made my day: To: “Bruce L. Edwards” From: “Matt” Subject: Sports and joy Hi Professor Edwards, I am writing a […]
C S Lewis: Life, Works, & Legacy
January 9th, 2007
Reborn @ Last
August 23rd, 2006
Dear C. S. Lewis Blog Fans, Sorry to have been away so long! It has been an interesting year for Lewis Studies, and I am now just climbing out of a yearlong editorial project, four volumes for Praeger Press, that will contain the best, most original, most compelling scholarship on the life, works, and legacy […]
The Road to Memphis
March 8th, 2006
In two weeks, I will be hosted by Professor Debbie Graham, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Cultural Apologetics at Crichton College in Memphis TN, where I will be delivering two addresses, one in morning chapel (Wed., March 22, 10AM) and one in the evening at the Virgil L. Iles Auditorium (7PM). According […]
Some Quick Takes: A 2nd Viewing of Narnia, A Push Back at the Elitist Left, and an Invitation
January 25th, 2006
A SECOND LOOK I waited almost six weeks, but I went back to see LWW again in the theatres this past weekend. I surprised by how much more I enjoyed it without my critical lenses on–focusing on virtues rather than shortcomings. I was also surprised by how many people were there–such a healthy crowd, a […]
King Kong’s Kolossal Kinetic Kollapse
December 18th, 2005
I know. There is no reason why a review of “King Kong” should appear on a page dedicated to C S Lewis, except that it provides some useful comparisons between two kinds of film experiences, the kind offered by Andrew Adamson, and the kind provided by Peter Jackson. I saw all 3 hr. and 8 […]
