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Michael Ward
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"p. 42 "The pervasive, almost ubiquitous acceptance of various kinds of emotivism and subjectivism in modern Western culture means there can be no persuasion — that is to say, rational argument leading to a freely adopted change of mind. Rather, as be"
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Life on the Silent Planet: Essays on Christian Living from C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy:
"An excellent volume on CSL's Ransom Trilogy (which the authors convinced me is a far better name than the "Space Trilogy"). The chapters were almost universally strong, and some of them were outstanding. Perhaps the best praise is that, despite havin"
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Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography:
"Excellent examination of the central pillar of Tolkien’s life. Well-researched yet accessible, the book is a delight to anyone who loves Tolkien’s work. (He called The Lord of the Rings a “fundamentally religious and Catholic work”!) Ordway lives up "
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Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis:
"We will be hosting Dr. Ward at Cedarville on March 16. What a treat, especially in light of this work. This is truly the culmination of a massive amount of study and scholarship on Ward's part. His case is persuasive. This is a must read for any fan "
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“Religion comes from a Latin root meaning “to bind,” referring to the bond of obedience that characterizes the life of a member of a religious order. By extension, religion can be thought of as a bond of unity, as a process that “re-ligaments” or “re-ligatures,” tying disparate things back together into one, integrating diverse viewpoints.”
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“One of his closest friends, Owen Barfield, once said of Lewis that “what he thought about everything was secretly present in what he said about anything.”12”
― The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of the Seven Heavens
― The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of the Seven Heavens
“No doubt chivalry is a failure, but it is not such a failure as pacifism. Wars (even just wars) inevitably involve evil, but not so much evil as is involved in passively allowing aggressors to have their way.”
― Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis
― Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis
“Even the chess piece discovered at the start of the story is a chess-knight.”
― The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of the Seven Heavens
― The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of the Seven Heavens
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“Religion comes from a Latin root meaning “to bind,” referring to the bond of obedience that characterizes the life of a member of a religious order. By extension, religion can be thought of as a bond of unity, as a process that “re-ligaments” or “re-ligatures,” tying disparate things back together into one, integrating diverse viewpoints.”
― After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man
― After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man
