Tag Archives: Narnia
Here Comes Spring
Jumping around YouTube tonight, an odd way to keep Saturday Vigil for Easter. The Resurrection celebration is around the corner. I come across a brilliant guitarist by the name of Phil Keaggy doing a pretty amazing cover of “Here Comes … Continue reading
Filed under Literature
Review: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
What follows is my initial review of Fox’s Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie. And I do emphasize Fox’s. I’m still a bit bitter over the changes in the film, and soon it will be time to “let go” and … Continue reading
Filed under Culture
An Evening with C.S. Lewis – UCTV – University of California Television
Given that Voyage of the Dawn Treader is less than a month away, I think it worthwhile to look behind the text to the author. There’s no better way of doing this than a peek of the author in action. … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Literature, Religion, Uncategorized, video
The Chronicles of Oxford Part 3: Finding Narnia
On Erin’s second-to-last day in Oxford, we took a literary pilgrimage to the Kilns. Before this, we searched out the lamppost from Narnia- yep, the one Mr. Tumnus was under with his books in Lewis’s first images of Narnia. It … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Literature, School
Chronicles of Narnian: C.S. Lewis and the Culture Wars
Searching around Hulu, I came across this old talk by Alan Jacobs regarding his book The Narnian. It’s from 2005, but worth a relisten at least in regards to the cultural and political climate at the time in the US.
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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
Filed under Culture, Literature, Religion, Writing
This is the Morning.
“The term is over: The holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.” So states Aslan at the end of the Narnia series, in The Last Battle. I have been listening to the series via audiobook for … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Literature, Religion, School
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
Narnia and Nuit Blanche: Planets and Breaking Glass
I can’t wait to see this… but in the meantime, I can watch this: Not necessarily related, but equally cool…
Filed under Culture, Literature, Random, video
The Paradox of Christianity, or Wandering Tree Remains
Of the myriad thoughts which have bounced around in my head lately, an urge to change the name of this blog has surfaced and warrants consideration. On my “About” page, I describe myself as “the tree who has troubling standing … Continue reading
