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Archive for April 29th, 2009

Today’s Quote 4/29/09

Posted by Don Bryant on April 29, 2009

He really loves the hairless bipeds He has created, and always gives back to them with His right hand what he has taken away with His left.

CS Lewis,     The Screwtape Letters

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The Seven Deadly Sins and the Chronicles of Narnia

Posted by Don Bryant on April 29, 2009

I am preaching a series on the seven deadly and daily sins. Those who are Lewis fans and enjoy his Chronicles of Narnia note that they are seven in number and in a paper by Dr. Don W. King, Department of English, Montreat College it is suggested that Lewis used the seven deadly sins as a framework for the books. Here is the paper. Intriguing. At least part of reason for supposing this is true is Lewis’ immersion in Medieval Lit, a time when the seven deadly sins were woven into the fabric of medieval spirituality.

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