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C.S. Lewis: 29 November 1898- 22 November 1963. A Reflection.
The great Christian apologist, author, and scholar of the 20th Century passed away 47 years ago today. While I was studying at Oxford, I took an opportunity to go to the Kilns, Lewis’ home just outside Oxford, and then visit … Continue reading
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The Chronicles of Oxford Part 4: The Lost Canterbury Tale
I wrote this soon after an excursion to Canterbury, sponsored by Exeter College at Oxford. This meant an approximate 2 1/2 hour journey to get there. I guess that kind of factors into what happened… I went to Canterbury on … Continue reading
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Pratchettism
I realize that the last I posted on my experience at Oxford was near two weeks ago, but the thing about experiences such as this is that they keep happening, so actually settling down to write about it while its … Continue reading
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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
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The Chronicles of Oxford Part 2: Standing Up
It is the second day of my program at Oxford, and the third day that I’ve been in town. Much has happened in that time and within that time a sense of the inability to actually sit and write down … 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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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
4000 Miles for a Pint with the Inklings…
While I was in England, I had a much anticipated pint at the Eagle and Child, otherwise known as the Bird and Baby, in Oxford. This was a pub where my two favorite authors, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis used … Continue reading
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