C.S. Lewis

A collection of 20 posts

Quotable

"...the most beautiful book in English..."

What book did C.S. Lewis call "almost the most beautiful book in English"? Thomas Traherne, Centuries of Meditations. I've heard about Lewis's love for this volume many times, but have never gotten around to tracking it down. It seems Traherne also influenced Thomas

On Movies & Media

"The Great Divorce" on the Big Screen?

Variety reports: Veteran producer and Mpower CEO Steve McEveety will lead the production team. Childrens' book author N.D. Wilson ("Leepike Ridge," "100 Cupboards") is attached to write. Lewis, who wrote the "Chronicles of Narnia" books and often wove Christian themes into his

"Christian" is a Bad Adjective

C.S. Lewis explains.

C.S. LEWIS: What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects — with their Christianity latent. And that's why so many of the most important, insightful, imaginative Christians who write will never be published so long as they

C.S. Lewis

Don't Tell Me How to Feel. Make Me Want to See.

My pal Ron Reed posted this quote over at ArtsandFaith.com. I'd read it before in one of my favorite C.S. Lewis volumes, Letters to Children, but it's always a good reminder for writers, whether they're beginners or not... In writing, don’t

C.S. Lewis

Yancey: How C.S. Lewis shaped my faith and writing

Philip Yancey in CT: Lewis has taught me a style of approach that I try to follow in my own writings. To quote William James, "... in the metaphysical and religious sphere, articulate reasons are cogent for us only when our inarticulate feelings of reality have already been impressed in

On Movies & Media

Ebert defends Indy's Standing-O; C.S. Lewis on Mysticism

Indy's standing-o Indiana Jones IV got a standing ovation at Cannes. And Ebert thinks it was genuine. * What did C.S. Lewis have to say about mysticism? Listen to this intriguing podcast at The Kindlings Muse... The Riddle of Joy

On Movies & Media

DecentFilms on Prince Caspian: Lewis's Themes and Ideas are "Largely Lost."

When it comes to The Chronicles of Narnia films, well... I want them to be great. I want them to be entertaining, yes. But more than anything, I hope that the filmmakers finds ways to preserve the ideas at the core of the story. In The Lion, the Witch and

On Movies & Media

C.S. Lewis on "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Here's Michael Leary with a few thoughts on how C.S. Lewis helps us understand 2001: A Space Odyssey. 2001: A Space OdysseyIs Theology PoetryWeight of Glory2001

C.S. Lewis

Happy Birthday to Madeleine L'Engle and C.S. Lewis!

Thanks to Martin Stillion for pointing out that today is the birthday of two writers whose work has been an inspiration to me since childhood. I wish I had been able to present them with copies of Auralia's Colors in person, as a gesture of gratitude and evidence

On Movies & Media

"Prince Caspian" Update

My least favorite part of Andrew Adamson's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe... the unimaginative, excessive battle scene. So imagine how I felt today as I read this news in Variety: "Helmer Andrew Adamson delivered a taped message saying that, unlike the original, Prince Caspian will

C.S. Lewis

Greg Wolfe on Why the Inklings Aren't Enough

In the new issue of Image, editor Greg Wolfe writes about the problem of Christian veneration of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. What concerns me, however, is not so much the tendency of many Christians to treat these two writers as saints, as dubious as that may

On Movies & Media

What's Narnia about? Tilda Swinton tells us it's "anti-religious."

Tilda Swinton tells Christians they're "welcome" to Narnia and what it means. And what does it mean? That good and evil should exist together in balance. That righteousness is a dangerous idea. That the White Witch isn't a threat to Narnia... she is Narnia.

On Movies & Media

Ebert on Narnia: Wrong, and Right

UPDATE: Ebert has corrected his mistake! Here's the earlier post... The vigilant Mark Shea notes Ebert's big error: C. S. Lewis, who wrote the Narnia books, and J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote the Ring trilogy, were friends who taught at Oxford at the same time,

On Movies & Media

The Chronicle of Higher Education knocks down Phillip Pullman's slanderous protests against C.S. Lewis and Narnia

Story here. If Pullman is right, not only should mainstream moviegoers stay away from Lion, so should evangelical Christians. "The highest virtue, we have on the authority of the New Testament itself," the avowedly atheistic Pullman said in a recent interview about the movie, "is love, and

C.S. Lewis

Looking Elsewhere: November 19, 2005

Thursday's specials: DEFENDING LEWIS Hooray for GetReligion, as they expose the bloodthirsty journalists trying to get their knives into C.S. Lewis. I'm confident that the "deeper magic" of Lewis's stories will rise up and conquer character assassinations. DEFENDING POTTER You'

C.S. Lewis

Specials: GetReligion on a Republican Conspiracy in Narnia

It's Narnia day at Looking Closer. The first of many to come, I'm sure. Don't miss GetReligion's great blog entry on how a non-story is becoming a big story... Warning! Children reading classic books! And by the way... a follow-up note to

On Movies & Media

Would C.S. Lewis love "Serenity"?

Would C.S. Lewis love "Serenity"? Is there a connection between Captain Malcolm Reynolds and Ransom? Bruce Edwards thinks so, and tells us why.

On Movies & Media

I Have Seen Aslan.

Saw the first full-length trailer for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at Biola's Media Conference. Twice. That's how much the crowd loved it. Can't say more at this point, except that all of the main characters get their close-ups, and it'

C.S. Lewis

Where Will You C.S. Lewis Fans Be the First Week of August?

You might want to consider this. What a brilliant lineup of guests. I'll be in Santa Fe at the Glen Workshop, but man... it'd be hard to miss either one of these events.

Taproot Theatre

Jeff Berryman as C.S. Lewis

[2025 Update: This post is past its expiration date. Some of these links may no longer work due to the cruel realities of the Internet’s impermanence. I’ve updated the TheaterWeekly link, directing readers to another copy of the same review at Aisle Say. (If you find a solution