C.S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis and Contraception

C. S. Lewis's writings betray no formal stance on contraception, though a close reading reveals his critical gaze on the topic, prohibited from speech by a sense of prudence. Continue Reading »

3 Nov 2022

Jane Austen’s Comic Moralism

by Peter J. Leithart

In our hyper-ironic age, Austen has much to teach us about the mutual dependence of comedy and morality. Continue Reading »

11 Mar 2021

C. S. Lewis and His Stepsons

by Jonathon Van Maren

C. S. Lewis struggled mightily to help his mentally ill stepson. Continue Reading »

3 Sep 2020

C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Lawby justin buckley dyer and micah j. watsoncambridge, 170 pages, $44.99 Of the making of books about C. S. Lewis there is no end. Although interest in his thought receded somewhat in the decade or so after his death in 1963, it gradually recovered, has grown . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2017

Nikabrik's Candidate

by Gina Dalfonzo

If you ever doubt that C. S. Lewis was gifted with a prophetic voice, you need look no further for correction than Prince Caspian.In the story, you may remember, Narnia is in a desperate situation. The Telmarines have taken over, and the citizens of Narnia have been persecuted, silenced, and driven . . . . Continue Reading »

22 Jan 2016

In Honor of David Steinmetz

by Timothy George

David Curtis Steinmetz, one of the leading church historians of our time, died this past November at age 79 on Thanksgiving evening. He spent most of his distinguished academic career at Duke Divinity School, where he was the Ragan Kerns Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the History of . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Jan 2016

Carl’s Rock Songbook #72: The Beatles, “It’s Only Love”

by Carl Scott

Back to where our world begins, the 1960s. The English word “love” can refer to a number of different sorts of love that other languages, classical Greek particularly, kept more distinct in their vocabulary. The distinctions between agape, philos, and eros, for example, are fairly . . . . Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2012

What Are the Best Books about Heaven?

by Carl Scott

Excepting of course, The Book. I ask this question jumping off of Paul’ comment in the thread below. I’ve always been a doubt-bedeviled Christian, and whereas when I was younger it was the multiple issues raised by predestination and hell that caused me the most concern, the older I get . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2012

Russell Kirk’s Ray Bradbury as a Christian Futurist (and an Honorary Inkling)

by Carl Scott

Those who know more on Bradbury’s bio can fill us in on the question of his religion, but at the least, he was a writer making a sane and conservative use of our longingly imaginative leaps into the future. A stark contrast to the now-forlorn future-faith of folks like rock critic Simon . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Jun 2012