#CSLewis

@pastorr.bsky.social

34 minutes ago

When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. - C. S. Lewis
#CSLewis

Vance Alexander

@vancealex.bsky.social

2 days ago

Out of a Silent Planet
Into Perelandra
It must be That Hideous Strength
That keeps me going
As I read
A fascinating story

#poetry #writing #cslewis

Virginicus

@virginicus.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

2 days ago

In which I wrote a book…. If you have read my work over the last 3 years or so, from my blog posts about _Nightmare Alley_ to my interviews with scholars like Charlie W. Starr about their work on C.S. Lewis and his circle, you know I am interested in the Inklings. And in what Jennifer Woodruff calls the Inklings-adjacent figures, people who knew the Inklings or explored similar ideas. Writers like Joy Davidman and Dorothy L. Sayers, who knew the Inklings circle, or figures like John Dickson Carr and William Lindsay Gresham, who came close to the group in some way while exploring similar ideas in very different genres. In 2025, I began compiling my interviews with scholars on the Inklings and the -adjacent figures into a book, which was accepted by Apocryphile Press. If you like Charles Williams or enjoyed the essay collection _The Inklings and King Arthur_ (2017) you likely know that Apocryphile publishes excellent content on Williams and other members of the Inklings as well. Here is an excerpt from the introduction: > One of P.G. Wodehouse’s characters opines after listening to an author talk about how they came to write their book that a simple apology would have sufficed. He had a point. Even if he didn’t, the fact that I have been publishing words since I was nineteen means I probably do not need to offer more words about how I got here. > > However, this is my first book, and a curious book that requires some explanation. > > My plan to avoid the scholarly life started to derail during my freshman year of college. I liked books, but wanted to make a living as a writer, which meant practical experience over theory. I was in a publishing program that encouraged students to start their careers while they were still in school. I had also taken all my college-level English classes in high school (that’s another > story). > > Although I didn’t need English classes for my degree, I liked C.S. Lewis and the college had an archive devoted to C.S. Lewis and his friends. The archive was supervised by Joe Ricke, an English professor who encouraged students to give short presentations on the Inklings every Friday at “C.S. Lewis Teas.” I gave several presentations. I liked the visiting scholars I met through the archive. Scholars like Matthew Dickerson, who gave a talk to the student body at morning chapel about vocation and a talk to computer scientists in the afternoon about “Can Computers Think… and Enjoy Sex?” After attending both talks (the answer to the computer question turned out to be “no”), I bought Dickerson’s book _From Homer to Harry Potter_ and asked him to autograph it. When Dickerson did another presentation series the next year, I attended his talk on interrogation ethics in _The Fellowship of the Ring_ and he kindly autographed the book again. Something in the way he wore several vocations, and a story he told about how he decided which one to make into a career, left me wondering whether I had to choose between being a proper writer and being someone who studied writers. Perhaps especially because Dickerson was never an English major either, yet he had contributed to the _J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia_. > > After college, I became a journalist at a smalltown newspaper and occasional contributor to a literary magazine that often published articles on the Inklings. The COVID pandemic led to Ricke turning the C.S. Lewis teas into a virtual event. Then job changes led him to turn the virtual teas into a new entity, The Inkling Folk Fellowship (IFF). I began spending Friday afternoons > over Zoom watching Dickerson and others present on anything from C.S. Lewis’ BBC talks to Charles Williams’ mystical Christmas plays. I also became interested in another group Dickerson belonged to, the Chrysostom Society, and asked for his help connecting with fellow members who had known the late poet Robert Siegel. I had picked the worst time: Dickerson was staying in an off-grid cabin as artist-in-residence for Alaska State Parks. He kindly followed up a month later, helped me connect with Siegel’s friends, and offered to let me interview him about his current projects. Being a proper writer and being interested in “English major things” still seemed like separate worlds. But worlds moving closer together. > > A year later, the literary magazine had published my interview with Dickerson, and its lead editor asked for my help. A hacking attack had damaged the magazine’s website, and someone needed to manage the new site while the editorial team reorganized resources and fixed the damage. I was no longer working for a newspaper, and missed hearing a new person’s story every day. A friend from those C.S. Lewis Teas had recently published a short story in a fantasy anthology, and after interviewing him, I realized I knew many other writers interested in the Inklings. The magazine seemed a good space to create a weekly column for conversations with scholars, maybe even scholars researching niche topics not yet explored much in academic literature. > > This book contains many interviews from the following two years, many of the interviewees foundational figures in the second wave of C.S. Lewis scholarship (roughly 1990 onward). It also contains interviews acquired specifically for this book and interviews released elsewhere discussing figures connected to the Inklings. > > I should probably explain why the book is about _the other Inklings_. Partly because the book progresses into discussing figures not discussed much in Inklings literature, which means that the book increasingly becomes about whether our image of the Inklings (who they were, who they influenced) is a flattened version of a more nuanced reality. It also does not primarily discuss J.R.R. Tolkien, because Luke Shelton was already building a collection of interviews with Tolkien scholars and fans when I started my interview column. I also made the mistake several years ago of answering a scholar’s question of why Tolkien scholarship seemed to be receiving all the awards from academic groups. I wrote an article for the scholar’s blog where I laid out some problems I saw in current Lewis scholarship. I offended a few, do not think I convinced anybody, and remembered an important lesson. It is helpful to analyze a problem, too easy to complain about the problem, and very hard to fight the problem. Hopefully, these interviews fight the problem. **In _The Other Inklings_ , G. Connor Salter takes readers deep into the world of Lewis and his circle—not through conventional biography, but through revealing interviews with the people who have spent their lives studying them. Scholars, poets, theologians, and novelists share what drew them to these writers and how their ideas continue to inspire new generations.** **Covering everything from fantasy and theology to ecology, Shakespeare, secret societies, and even William Lindsay Gresham’s crime thriller _Nightmare Alley_ , this book offers an unprecedented glimpse into the lively, eccentric, and sometimes unexpected world of “Inklings-adjacent” figures.** **Whether you’re a lifelong fan of the Inklings or just discovering their work, The Other Inklings invites you into the living conversation—a fellowship that spans generations.** **_The Other Inklings: Interviews with Scholars on C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield & Inklings-Adjacent Figures_ (Apocryphile Press, 2026) is available in digital and physical formats from all major book sellers.** ### Share this: * Share on X (Opens in new window) X * Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook * Like Loading... ### _Related_

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J. Brice Odom

@jbriceodom.bsky.social

2 days ago

This has been official for a few weeks, but it was announced in the Mythprint, so it's time to post about it! If you're interested in learning more about the Mythopoeic Society, feel free to ask for more info!

mythsoc.org/mythprint.htm

#jbriceodom #mythsoc #mythprint #tolkien #cslewis

The Up Devotional

@theupdevo.bsky.social

6 days ago

How to avoid God (by C.S. Lewis)

The Up Devotional for March 9, 2026

He wrote it in 1963, but it still holds true! Read on: zurl.co/4yn2h

#dailydevotional #faith #JesusChrist #God #Bible #CSLewis #trustGod #findingGod

@stephen-rushty.bsky.social

1 week ago

Evening book bite: CS Lewis — \"...though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of Time.\" Layers beyond layers. 🌌📖 #CSLewis #DeeperMagic #Narnia #Bluesky

Victoria Wroblewski

@inkhornedits.bsky.social

1 week ago

Kindness doesn't require care for its object, while actions for the good of the beloved may seem unkind in the moment. A child may be angry when a knife is taken from it, but nobody would call it an act of love to allow the child to keep the knife.

#QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #CSLewis

Paula

@totallypaula.bsky.social

1 week ago

Perfect quote from C.S.Lewis ❣️

#Quote #BookSky #Writer #CSLewis
#Beauty

@stephen-rushty.bsky.social

1 week ago

🗡️ From C.S. Lewis: There's a Deeper Magic at work — a moral order woven into reality. Courage, kindness, honesty endure. In a world of noise, what's one truth you're standing by today? Let's honour the good. #DeeperMagic #CSLewis #SoulFuel 👻

@authorjolenefine.bsky.social

1 week ago

So, the sun is finally out! I finally can move my office back to my favorite spot, pool side! Just in time to start a new project! All my books are cs Lewis meets epic sci-fi fantasy. #authortokfyp #fantasybooktok #fantasybooks #cslewis #brandonsanderson

Further Light Magazine

@furtherlightmag.bsky.social

1 week ago

Have you read Perelandra, CS Lewis's sci-fi retelling of the fall? Today we have some commentary on how the ideas Lewis presents mesh with the unique LDS conception of the fall, written by BYU student Cameron Price. #LDS #CSLewis #ScienceFiction #Mormon #theFall

@churchtimes.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Lent series: Faith in the unbelievable Return to Cair Paravel THE second Narnia story, Prince Caspian, tells of the children’s return to Narnia. It opens with them sitting at a railway station awaiting the trains that will take them back to their boarding schools for the start of term,...

"Here, Lewis is asserting the importance of stories for communicating truths, and the danger of dismissing them as feigned nonsense."

Our #Lent series continues with a reflection on C. S. Lewis’s Prince Caspian

#CSLewis

Frank James Bailey

@frankjamesbailey.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

I'm 56 years old. For a long time I dreamed of being a radio DJ. I did that for. Then I dreamed of being a coice actor. I did that too. I've also always dreamed of being a writer. I'm doing that now! You're never too old to dream a new dream. #cslewis #dream #goals #motivation #inspiration

Chickie W.U.🧵🪡✂️

@chickiewu.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

This is more of an essay rather than a whole book. It is CS Lewis describing his own grief journey and experiences after losing his wife. This edition also had an interesting introduction by his stepson. It was really excellent. #agriefobserved #cslewis #booksky

Wectar

@wectar.com

2 weeks ago

lunar delight

Do not dare not to dare. —C.S. Lewis

#CSLewis #dare

Miriam Ellis

@miriamellis.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Something special for the Lenten and Easter seasons: a pair of new prints of J.R.R. Tolkien at Saint Aloysius and C.S. Lewis at Holy Trinity in Oxford. Details in comments.

#JRRTolkien #CSLewis #Oxford

L R Hay (Lynn 😊) #BraveTheDark🎞️ #DoctorWho🔊

@jairusgirl.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Screenshot of message: [Child's name] is looking forward to hearing all about Kat 🙂 My prediction is that, like me, she is going to find this the best of the books. We’re all a bit like Kat, I think... ❤️ thank you for meaning so much to our family. I feel, that like CS Lewis is to many households, LR Hay is to ours.

I'm in bits 😭🥹🥰
Wow

(For context, they've read the first 2 Young Testament books to their 9yo, and are about to start That Woman's Girl)

#CSLewis #Narnia
#Easter #Books
#TheYoungTestament
#KidsEyeViewOfJesus

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Law & Lore Archives

@lawlorearchives.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Currently re-reading the 'Narnia' books...

#goodreads #reading #books #literature #narnia #cslewis #blog #writer #reader #truecrime #mystery

Daily Gospel Quotes

@gospelquotes.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

“After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again. Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again” #CSLewis

Stephen Hayes

@hayesstw.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Ayn Rand Really, Really Hated C.S. Lewis
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#Inklings #CSLewis #objectivism

GreatScott Knits (Scott)

@greatscottict.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C. S. Lewis

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C. S. Lewis

Possibility doesn’t expire; it expands with you.
#CSLewis #Inspiration #PersonalGrowth #DreamBig #Mindset #LifelongLearning

Shows I've Seen

@showsiveseen.com

3 weeks ago

"Till We Have Faces" #play at @taproottheatre.bsky.social for #ValentinesDay. Myth of #Psyche & #Cupid retold by Orual, her sister. Impressive memorization. Well-crafted costume repertoire. Smart use of mirror blocking & reverb. Interesting themes of escapism, faith, & psychosis. #theatre #cslewis

Everything Theatre

@everything-theatre.co.uk

3 weeks ago

Review: Shadowlands, Aldwych Theatre - Everything Theatre A compelling, engaging examination of love, loss, hope, and grief, with emotion-filled and detailed performances. A fantastic and powerful production!

#Review: Shadowlands, Aldwych Theatre ★★★★

"Shadowlands examines love, loss, hope, and grief in a compelling and engaging way."

#theatre #westend #CSLewis #LondonTheatre #theatresky

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Gina Dalfonzo

@ginadalfonzo.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Book Review: The War for Middle-Earth The War for Middle-Earth: J.

At Dear, Strange Things, I reviewed "The War for Middle-Earth" by Joseph Loconte. #Tolkien #CSLewis #booksky #literaturesky dearstrangethings.substack.com/p/book-revie...

Dr. David Pecotić

@djp1974.bsky.social

1 month ago

Only Supernaturalists really see Nature.

- #CSLewis

@stephen-rushty.bsky.social

1 month ago

Evening storytime: As snow leopard prowls the peaks, remember Deeper Magic – good triumphs quietly. What's a small win from your day? 👻✨ #DeeperMagic #EveningReflection #CSLewis

Allyson McCollum

@writingspider96.bsky.social

1 month ago

"Someday, you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” #cslewis #fantasyindiefebruary #bookishquotes #reading #fantasy #booksky💙📚

Wordsandpeace

@wordsandpeace.bsky.social

1 month ago

#WWWWednesday
Last #book I finished: Moi Fadi le frère volé, by #RiadSattouf
#Amreading: The Chinese Maze Murders, by #RobertVanGulik
#Amlistening to: That Hideous Strength, by #CSLewis
#TBR Reading next: Satantango, by #LászlóKrasznahorkai

Daily Gospel Quotes

@gospelquotes.bsky.social

1 month ago

“If He, who in Himself can lack nothing, chooses to need us, it is because we need to be needed” #CSLewis

Kindle Daily Deals

@kindles.bsky.social

1 month ago

The Four Loves The Four Loves - Kindle edition by Lewis, C. S.. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

The Four Loves

"There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable . . ."

Sale: $17.99 to $1.99

by C. S. Lewis
Rating: 4.7/5 (1,925 Reviews)

#Christian #Philosophy #Love #Faith #Books #CSLewis #BookSky