Why did Jesus use parables? Because fiction is more powerful than straight exposition.
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Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis
Why Jesus Used Parables
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We Need Disturbing Lit If We Are to Grow
If we want literature to improve our lives, often we must read–and teach–works that unsettle.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bluest Eye, cancel culture, Cat's Eye, censorship, Clansman, Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, Light in August, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lottery, Margaret Atwood, Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson, Thomas Dixon, Toni Morrison, William Faulkner Comments closed
Thou Cam’st a Little Baby Thing
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.
Quick! – The Gates Are Drawn Apart
A C.S. Lewis poem that captures Advent longing.
My Literary Introduction to Eels
Poaching is ravaging the populations of endangered eels. I first discovered eels were edible in a C.S. Lewis novel.
Will Putin Use the Deplorable Word?
In Lewis’s “Magician’s Nephew,” Queen Jadis uses the “deplorable word” to end all life–not unlike Putin threatening nuclear annihilation on Ukraine.
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See, This Coal Has Touched Your Lips
The image of God touching the lips of Isaiah and Jeremiah shows up in C.S. Lewis’s “Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Childhood, Isaiah, Jeremiah, prophets, Resurrection, Voyage of the Dawn Treader Comments closed
Is a Fair Election Fight Still Possible?
“Prince Caspian” has a fight that foregrounds the issues the U.S. confronts regarding free and fair elections.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 2020 election, GOP, J.R.R. Tolkien, January 6 insurrection, Lord of the Rings, Prince Caspian, voter suppression Comments closed