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‘Screwtape’ attaches Walden

February 1, 2007 Paul Martin Comments Off

Ralph Winter Prods. is producing a bigscreen adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel “The Screwtape Letters” with Philip Anschutz’s Walden Media. […]

Editorial: Fighting Evil Is Not Deifying War

October 13, 2006 Joseph Ravitts Comments Off

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…. […]

Search To Find Story Behind Lewis Letter

January 25, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

An appeal has been issued to find the relatives of an Ulster woman who received a letter from CS Lewis in 1944. The letter was found in a Belfast auction several years ago, but a Co Tyrone-based Lewis biographer believes it might be an entry point into a much bigger story, much like one of Lewis’ magic wardrobes. […]

C.S. Lewis scholar hopes ‘Narnia’ helps postmoderns find God

January 5, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

When Michael Travers first read C.S. Lewis’ writings as a teenager, he “didn’t think much” of Lewis’ legendary “Mere Christianity” and felt his “Screwtape Letters” were “not as impressive to me” as they were to others. […]

Noteworthy Find For A CS Lewis Fan

January 4, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

A Northern Ireland CS Lewis fan has come forward with a letter from the author which he stumbled across in a public auction. The Co Down man, who wishes to remain anonymous, came across the find in a Belfast auction some years ago, but has now dug it out to have it inspected in the wake of the global success of the CS Lewis film, The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe. […]

Comprehensive C.S. Lewis Audio and Video Resource Page

November 19, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off

LearnOutLoud.com, an online resource for audio and video educational products, presents the C. S. Lewis Audio and Video Resource Page. This web page is a one-stop portal for every audio book and video by or about the author. […]

Beyond the Wardrobe

November 3, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off

In October 1945, C.S. Lewis wrote a slightly grumpy reply to someone asking him to do a book on Christianity, in plain language, specifically for workers. Since giving a series of wartime BBC lectures on the faith’s basics, Lewis had become a kind of Christian Answer Man, and frankly, he had other ambitions and projects. “I am nearly 47,” he complained. “Where are my successors?” […]

Lewis & Tolkien Biographer George Sayer Dies

November 2, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off

George Sayer, author of Jack & recorder of the 1952 home-made tapes of Tolkien reading from The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, died recently in Malvern, Worcs.

[Order ‘Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis’ on Amazon.com] […]

Narnia blockbuster spells a new chapter for CS Lewis

October 9, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off

The upcoming movie adaptation of CS Lewis’s book, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is expected to set a new precedent. Far from sitting back and watching, publisher HarperCollins is working closely with filmmaker Walden Media, unleashing a massive, worldwide marketing drive for the books, timed to coincide with the film – and not only for The Chronicles of Narnia, but most of Lewis’s other books as well […]