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Cambridge Companion to C. S. Lewis Book Review by Transpositions
Over at Transpositions guest authors are offering their Cambridge Companion to C. S. Lewis Book Review: Introduction. Of particular interest to me is an analysis of Lewis as literary critic, as his scholarship colored his philosophy of education. Lewis offers … Continue reading
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CS Lewis and The Doctor
Lewis once wrote in a letter to his father in 1926 “Will you think me affected if I number a small illness among the minor pleasures of life? Work is impossible and one can read all day for mere … Continue reading
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Winter Break Reading Festival
…which takes place every day I am on break, from approximately 9 am to Noon, in my lumpy red Gryffindor armchair, with a big fat mug of tea or coffee. I’ve recently dived into Brian Jacques’ The Bellmaker, the 6th? … Continue reading
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Medicine for the Recovering English Major: Brian Jacques and Redwall
Have you ever been enamored of a book because of who wrote it? The story may be good, excellent, even, but the sheer force of the personality behind it lends the book an extra “star” or two or whatever is … Continue reading
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Wright Thinking for Pentecost
Currently reading N.T. Wright’s After You Believe, which is the perfect book for Pentecost. I’m about 70 pages in, so I can’t give a complete review of the book. However, I have reached what I think is the crux of … Continue reading
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The Choice to Be Narnian
We have a choice on how we live each day, and our choices include our influences as well. For some, this is an intense and challenging struggle. Caught in addiction, violence, or other outside force, the choice to succumb or … Continue reading
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Brain Spill- Look at the Pretty Colors!
I have some time over Spring Break to engage in some arguments, discussion, musings, ideas, and readings of which I have put on the back burner for most of the school year. Here are the snippets, and some links to … Continue reading
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What If Books Contained a Story?
Anne Jackson recently posed a question asking “What’s missing from today’s books?” I’m a bit disappointed that, on the surface anyway, her query was geared toward an analysis of “the market,” but I see where she is going with this. … Continue reading
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Currently Reading:How (Not) To Speak of God by Peter Rollins
I waited eagerly for the delivery of How (Not) to Speak of God by Peter Rollins in my mailbox (I still have this childish anticipation for things coming in the mail, which is why I’m pretty much addicted to Amazon.com). … Continue reading
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