Posts Tagged ‘CS Lewis’
Reading the Right Books in Narnia
Read or Listen In the third book of the Narnia chronicles, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, we get a new human character, Eustice. And Eustice lacks the creative education to keep up with the wonder of Narnia. His obsession is with science and observation rather than with fantasy. Eustace criticizes Edmond and Lucy for…
Read MoreThe Magician, The Witch, and the Fall of Humankind
Read or Listen I have just completed reading, rather re-reading, The Magician’s Nephew, the penultimate book in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia series. I have to admit, this is my favorite book. I always look forward to meeting the stubborn Diggory and the ambitious, wise, and cautious Polly. I anticipate the moment that the…
Read MoreDisplacing Dryads: Colonial Resistance in A Fantasy Realm
Read or Listen Seventy years ago, C. S. Lewis invited readers to explore the fantasy land of Narnia in a book series called The Chronicles of Narnia. The adventure began with a classic story of great good, in the form of love and sacrifice, overcoming a malicious evil in The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe.…
Read MoreResearch Travel 2018—About Town in Oxford
Having rushed around the last few days to see the major attractions of the city, I spent Thursday in a more leisurely manner. Here is near Addison’s Walk at Magdalene college. For years I have been struck by the story C. S. Lewis tells in a letter to a friend, since published, about how a…
Read MoreResearch Travel 2018—Now calling at Oxford Station
I jumped off the train at Oxford and ran for the bus, stashed my luggage at my AirBnB before meeting Dr. John Goldingay at the Queen’s Lane bus stop. We went on to the Bodleian Library where I applied for admission and received my access card. I got a quick tour of the old round…
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