The Great Divorce

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Behind the Wardrobe: An Interview Series with Douglas Gresham. Part 4 of 6: ” On the Narnia Film Project.”

October 3, 2007 Jonathon Svendsen Comments Off on Behind the Wardrobe: An Interview Series with Douglas Gresham. Part 4 of 6: ” On the Narnia Film Project.”

Hey, Narnia Fans! Welcome to “Behind the Wardrobe” an Interview Series with Douglas Gresham. Join me as we find out about CS Lewis, Narnia and more in this interview series.

Special thanks to Paul Martin (The Webmaster for NarniaFans) and to Mr. Douglas Gresham himself for this amazing opportunity. And an even bigger thanks to Mr. Gresham for putting up with a few of my impossible questions. Thanks for being such a great sport about it

For this week: On The Narnia Film Project.

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Editorial: Fighting Evil Is Not Deifying War

October 13, 2006 Joseph Ravitts Comments Off on Editorial: Fighting Evil Is Not Deifying War

A participant in this forum has complained that the Narnia movie departs from “the essence of Christianity,” and that it glorifies war. This person goes further by claiming that the “deification of war” is particularly associated with “right-wingers.”

Let me dismiss first the most easily dismissed contention…. […]

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Jesuit actor plans to stage Lewis’ The Great Divorce

May 3, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off on Jesuit actor plans to stage Lewis’ The Great Divorce

Like hundreds of actors in New York, George Drance holds down another job while pursuing his acting career. Unlike his contemporaries, though, Drance doesn’t fill in as a temp or wait tables. In fact, his other work is as much a vocation as is his acting. As a Jesuit priest, Fr. Drance integrates his two worlds with the ease of a skilled performer. […]

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‘Best of C.S. Lewis,’ 5-week course, scheduled at church

January 8, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on ‘Best of C.S. Lewis,’ 5-week course, scheduled at church

St. Charles the Martyr Episcopal Church will host a five-week course entitled “The Best of C.S. Lewis: Part Two.” The course is open to the public and attendees need not have attended part one last year. C.S. Lewis, who died in 1963, was a scholar at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. During World War II he was heard weekly on the BBC radio as a voice of comfort and encouragement. […]