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Tag Archives: c.s. lewis

A slow stroll through Narnia: re-reading “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

June 28, 2020

Over the last few months I’ve been reading through The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, chapter by chapter, and …

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Having Faith in Fantasy: A lecture on the theologies of Narnia and Middle Earth

September 5, 2019

This week I was lucky enough to be invited to give a lecture at Harlaxton College. It’s a remarkable place, …

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The Subtlety of Governor Gumpas – C.S. Lewis and a Detail of The Discarded Image

May 8, 2019

I’ve been rereading C.S. Lewis’ The Discarded Image today, sparked by a reread of Michael Ward’s work on planetary symbolism …

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Fantasy, Parody and Sacrament: Theological Reflections on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring

August 29, 2016

I have recently been accepted to train as a Reader in the Church of England, a ministry I shall be …

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The Corpse in the Cellar and the Beam in the Eye: A Guest Review by A J Hall

August 25, 2015

This is a guest post by A.J. Hall, a lawyer, sailor and writer.  She can be found on Twitter @legionseagle …

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Deep Magic, Dragons and Talking Mice: How Reading C.S. Lewis Can Change Your Life, by Alister McGrath

June 17, 2014

In many ways Alister McGrath is the ideal person to write on C.S. Lewis. They were both committed atheists in …

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The Abomination of Braces: Dorothy L Sayers’ Feminist Rhetoric

January 12, 2013

I’ve been reading quite a bit of Dorothy L. Sayers recently (and by recently I mean the last fifteen years …

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A Text For Movember

November 9, 2012

Last night I was thinking about the controversies surrounding “Movember” – which we are currently in, if you haven’t noticed.  …

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My latest book investigates a literary urban legend about Shakespeare and the King James Bible.

Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible - my book on the history and use of these two texts.

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