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Progress and Religion, by Christopher Dawson

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C. S. Lewis Society of California

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How might today's children be blessed if today's educator's held these beliefs: "Lewis believed children should learn of morality and human excellence, the enduring qualities of God and nature, and both their capacity and responsibility for goodness. He defended the interdisciplinary approach that integrates philosophy, literature, history, theology, and the sciences and holds the true purpose of education is higher than work or skill: it is wisdom." ... See MoreSee Less

C.S. Lewis and the Worth of a Liberal Education | RealClearEducation

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While the current education environment increasingly prizes specialization above all, famed author, apologist, and teacher C.S. Lewis permits us to be generalists. Indeed, Lewis reminds us high...

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C. S. Lewis Society of California

3 weeks ago

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A special live online tour of C.S. Lewis's beloved home, "The Kilns," offered by the C.S. Lewis Foundation. The tour will go through several important rooms in the home, illustrating important relationships and moments in the famed author's life. Participants will also be able to ask questions during a special question and answer session after the tour ends. The tour will last about 60 minutes, with 20 minutes of Q&A.Tickets are $10 per household. ... See MoreSee Less

Live Online Tour of The Kilns - July 31, 2021

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This is a special live online tour of C.S.Lewis's beloved home, "The Kilns," offered by the C.S.

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C. S. Lewis Society of California

1 month ago

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C.S. Lewis Society Bookclub: "Christian Reflections," by C.S. Lewis: Join us for our discussions of this fascinating and profound book, June 30th and July 14th, 7 pm Pacific via Zoom. Send an email to [email protected] with your name and zip code to receive Zoom link. https://www.lewissociety.org/future-events/#book-club ... See MoreSee Less

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C. S. Lewis Society of California

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"Leftist Ghouls May Desecrate J.R.R. Tolkien, but His Ideas Will Live Forever While Theirs Are Already Dead: Tolkien's books are timeless because they present a vision of goodness and beauty, far better than what is offered today by those appropriating his greatness to serve the latest intellectual fashions," by Nathaniel Blake https://bit.ly/3jjd83J ... See MoreSee Less

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In his professional writings, Lewis was a literary critic, novelist, poet, essayist, and man of letters. His work captures a grandeur, precision, wit, imagination and insight seldom matched by others, and in the process, he articulately critiques the materialism, reductionism, scientism, collectivism, nihilism, statism, and de-humanization of the modern era.

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A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery.
—The Abolition of Man
"There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations—these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit—immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.”
—The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses
“Christianity is a statement which, if false, is of no importance, and, if true, is of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.”
—Christian Apologetics: Pro and Con

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