Tag Archives: Literature
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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The Avalanche and the Rose
I am currently reading, among other books, Yours, Jack, a collection of letters by C.S. Lewis to various correspondences. I was particularly caught by the imagery he uses in a letter to Edward Lofstrom in January 1959. He is responding … Continue reading
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RamblePost: The Church Calendar, Divine Hours, Oxford, and Chesterton
Bit of a lag in blog posting lately, thought much is on my mind, so I will proceed here with a “ramble post,” which invites to the dinner table both connected and disconnected thoughts which have merrily jumped around my … 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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Off to Oxford
I am pleased to report I have won a scholarship to attend the English Literature Oxford Summer School program at Exeter College in July. I’ll be spending three weeks under the spires where JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, and the rest … Continue reading
“The Monks are back. School must have started…”
…this is what I wrote recently in my journal, totaling the entries to two (2), because it’s a beautiful leather bound journal I received as a gift for Christmas years ago and I don’t want to mess it up with … Continue reading
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Why Read? Talk to Jack…
The first day back from Winter Break went rather well, I think. Though we are still winding down the 1st semester (3rd marking period doesn’t technically start until Jan. 20th- I know, weird, right?), I broke out the new syllabus … Continue reading
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The Unawakened: Reflections on G. MacDonald 5
Can it be any comfort to them to be told that God loves them so that He will burn them clean?…They do not want to be clean, and they cannot bear to be tortured.
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A Day with Lewis
Winter Break continues, though the end is near. A few more days of relaxation before I hit the books again in the classroom, or at least direct and teach my students as THEY hit the books. After a fair bit … Continue reading
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