PinnedSt. John Henry Newman’s Imagination and Modern Fairy TalesYou can easily imagine trees not growing fruit; you can imagine them growing golden candlesticks or tigers hanging by the tail.May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
12 of my Favourite Books I Read in 2020As frequent readers of my Goodreads will know, 2020 was a great year for my reading. I went from reading 33 books in 2019 — my previous…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Mere Christianity: 8. The Shocking AlternativeTragedies, trilemmas, and triumphs in some of C.S. Lewis’ best work.Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
Mere Christianity: 7. The InvasionC.S. Lewis, St. Anselm, and George Lucas weigh in on the spiritual war that grips the earth.Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
Mere Christianity: 6. The Rival Conceptions of GodAt a snail’s pace, we move on to book two: What Christians Believe. We have transitioned now from Lewis’ proof of God’s existence, called…Jul 21, 20201Jul 21, 20201
Mere Christianity: 4. What Lies Behind the LawIn chapter 4, Lewis begins with what he has established in the first three chapters: the Moral Law exists in the heart of every man, that…May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
Mere Christianity: 3. The Reality of the LawAfter introducing the idea that there is such a thing as objective morality and defending it from some of the relativists’ arguments…May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
Mere Christianity: 2. Some ObjectionsThe chapters in Mere Christianity were originally radio pieces, so generally they can be read in whatever sequence you like without losing…Apr 25, 2020Apr 25, 2020
Mere Christianity: 1. The Law of Human NatureWhen I went into this experiment, I envisioned 4 posts, each discussing about a third of the book. Each ‘chapter’ (they are really…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020