Aug 23: Peter Kreeft’s Guide to Till We Have Faces
A lot of good reading was mentioned during the July meeting:
"Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism" by C. S. Lewis (1959): "The proper study of shepherds is sheep, not (save accidentally) other shepherds. . . . I am a sheep, telling shepherds only what a sheep can tell them. And now I start my bleating." Available in Christian Reflections, p152. (See also Joel Heck's article "'Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism' in Context")
"Meditation in a Toolshed" by C. S. Lewis (1945): "Looking along the beam, and looking at the beam are very different experiences." Available in God in the Dock p212. Also here is a print version and an audio version and a doodle version.
"De Descriptione Temporum" is the inaugural lecture Lewis delivered as the newly appointed Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at Cambridge University in 1954. Available in Selected Literary Essays, p1. Also, here is an online print version. Also, Lewis recorded an adaptation of the "De Descriptione Temporum" under the title "The Great Divide" for the Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation.
Miracles is C. S. Lewis's book length case for miracles. Published in 1947.
Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C. S. Lewis by Terry Lindvall, published in 2012.
The Land of the Lord High Tiger by Roger Lancelyn Green (1958) (not widely available at this time)
C. S. Lewis: The Authorized and Revised Biography will be released by HarperOne on Aug. 25, 2026. This is an updated version of C. S. Lewis: A Biography written by Roger Lancelyn Green and Walter Hooper and published in 1974.
Discussion Schedule:
Aug. 23: The Mirror, the Mask, and the Masterpiece: A Guide to C. S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces (Peter Kreeft's guide to Till We Have Faces)
Sept. 27: TBD Perhaps one of the above books or essays?
Oct. 25: TBD
For those of you with an interest in classical literature:
"What the Odyssey is Actually About" is an interview with David Butterfield in light of the new Christopher Nolan film.
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