Religions - Christianity: C.S. Lewis Books Which Influenced C.S. Lewis Writers Who Influenced His Philosophy and Faith C.S. Lewis was an avid reader. He also had an extraordinary and enviable capacity to recall what he read. In 1962, The Christian Century approached the preeminent academic apologist for the Christian faith with the question of which books had been the most influential in his life. It can be assumed that the Holy Scriptures would have been the single most important book to Lewis, although he did not include this self-evident text on his list. Many of the works which Lewis cited as the ten most influential in his professional and philosophical life, are available in electronic versions on the internet. 1. In Lewis' final interview, conducted for Decision magazine by editor Sherwood Wirt, he reiterated that The Everlasting Man significantly influenced his faith. The C.S. Following Lewis' lead, these authors are well worth reading... however, it is the opinion of the host of C.S. Return to C.S.
C.S. Lewis Institute Primary History - Famous People - CS Lewis The Space Trilogy The Space Trilogy or Cosmic Trilogy[a] is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis, famous for his later series The Chronicles of Narnia. Contents[edit] Summary[edit] The books in the trilogy are: Out of the Silent Planet (1938), set mostly on Mars (Malacandra). In 1946, the publishing house Avon (now an imprint of HarperCollins) published a version of That Hideous Strength specially abridged by C. Publication history[edit] Lewis, C.S. The Dark Tower[edit] Influences and approach[edit] Lewis stated in a letter to Roger Lancelyn Green:[2] What immediately spurred me to write was Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men … and an essay in J.B.S. Setting[edit] Ransom[edit] In Out of the Silent Planet it is suggested that "Ransom" is not the character's real name but merely an alias for a respectable professor whose reputation might suffer from his recounting such a journey to the planet Mars. Cosmology[edit] The solar system ("Field of Arbol") with Old Solar names used in the trilogy Eldila[edit]
C.S. Lewis Welcome to Planet Narnia! - Planet Narnia Narnia Unit Study The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Unit Study This study was written by Amelia Harper as the November E-letter unit study offered as a free service from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine and is reprinted here by permission. Copyrighted by Amelia Harper. The views expressed within links included in this e-Newsletter do not necessarily represent the views of HomeScholar Books orThe Old Schoolhouse Magazine. The Chronicles of Narnia Unit Study By Amelia Harper In the Fall Issue of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, we featured an article about The Chronicles of Narnia and a fascinating interview with Douglas Gresham, the stepson of C.S. We recommend that you and your family read the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, before you view the movie, if you have not done so already. About C.S. C.S. When Lewis was 10, his mother died as a result of cancer. He entered Oxford University, but World War I soon interrupted his plans. In 1929, the tide began to turn for him spiritually.
The Narnia Code :: Free Chronicles of Narnia Resource Unit Ah, The Chronicles of Narnia. It’s been such a pleasure to introduce my own children to these wonderful stories and see them fall in love with them as I did many years ago. Copyright: Tawng / 123RF Stock Photo This post contains affiliate links to help support this site. These classic books by C.S. Outside of the books and the major motion pictures, our family is also crazy about the The Chronicles of Narnia audiobooks done by Focus on the Family’s Radio Theatre. movies done by BBC. It has been a few years since we last read the series together and we decided we should include them in our family read-alouds for this year. You can see what we did in our homeschool for the first two books here: Activities for The Magician’s Nephew Activities for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Free Chronicles of Narnia Resources Free Printables Lasting Thumbprints – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Book Study Walking by the Way – Into the Wardrobe Lesson Plans Oncoloring – Narnia Coloring pages C.S.
C. S. Lewis Lesson Plans Into the Wardrobe: A Web site devoted to C. S. LewisAn excellent site with links to a variety of sources of information about Lewis, his life, and his works. The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeFifteen activities divided by level of difficulty. The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeOrganized by chapter, this document includes vocabulary practice, comprehension questions, character analysis, critical thinking, writing prompts, cross-curricular learning activities. The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeA collection of reading strategies, including an anticipation guide, a guided imagery activity, a picture book strategy, vocab squares, and more. The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeDiscussion questions organized by section. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Study Guide, Answer Key, and Supplemental QuizzesVocabulary, comprehension questions, critical thinking questions, follow-up learning activities for each chapter.
English 10 blogging assignment: Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe In the film The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe four ordinary kids; Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy are sent to their grandfathers house while war is going on at home in London. During their stay in their grandfathers huge mansion the youngest and most curious Lucy finds a magical wardrobe that takes her to a virtual world filled with talking animals, mystical creatures, a White Witch, and a magical lion. What these four children don't realize is that this adventure was no mistake; the people of Narnia had been waiting for them, to fulfill a long lost prophecy. "When Adams flesh and Adam's bone sits at Care Paravel in throne The evil time will be over and done" When word spreads through the forest that humans were spotted in Narnia, the White Witch does everything in her power to kill them before the long lived prophecy unfolds and destroys the White Witch and her powers over the land of Narnia. This story symbolizes many Greek archetypes between the Holy and Majestic Lion vs.