Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

The Surrender Caucus, the Last Battle

By Robin Bates | Published: November 12, 2025

The so-called Surrender Caucus of Democrats who broke the filibuster are like the dwarfs in C.S. Lewis’s “Last Battle.”

By Robin Bates | Published: August 13, 2024

Think of Biden as first Harry Potter and then Dumbledore in the battle against Trump Voldemort.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 15, 2024

When the journalists engage in bothsiderism in the 2024 election, they resemble the dwarfs in Lewis’s “Last Battle.”

By Robin Bates | Published: July 8, 2023

George MacDonald’s Christian vision comes through clearly in “Sir Gibbie,” a wondrous tale of a mute boy.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 1, 2023

Why did Jesus use parables? Because fiction is more powerful than straight exposition.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 26, 2023

If we want literature to improve our lives, often we must read–and teach–works that unsettle.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 3, 2022

George MacDonald’s “That Holy Thing” dramatically makes the point that God doesn’t show up in our lives as we expect or think we want.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 26, 2022

A C.S. Lewis poem that captures Advent longing.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 5, 2022

Poaching is ravaging the populations of endangered eels. I first discovered eels were edible in a C.S. Lewis novel.

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