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Slowly Reading St Athanasius: You and I are the Cause of the Incarnation of the Word
by John Stamps Perhaps you are wondering for what reason, having proposed to talk about the Incarnation (JS: in-human-ification) of the Word, we are now expounding the origin of human beings. Yet this too is not distinct from the aim … Continue reading
The Cosmic Dance That is Holy Trinity
After his harrowing battle with the Un-man and his rebirth in the bowels of Perelandra, Elwin Ransom finds his way to a hidden “valley pure rose-red, with ten or twelve of the glowing peaks about it, and in the centre … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings & Company
Tagged C. S. Lewis, cosmology, Discarded Image, Great Dance, Perelandra, Ptolemy
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Riding the Waves of Providence
Imagine a world in which you live not on a body of fixed land, whether continent or archipelago, but on a floating island that moves on the waves, driven by current, tide, and wind. One might describe the island as … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings & Company
Tagged C. S. Lewis, evil, fasting, freedom, God, Perelandra, providence, Space trilogy, temptation
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Hell and the Solidarity of Love
Can you imagine yourself enjoying perfect happiness and bliss in heaven if you knew that a beloved spouse, child, or friend was suffering everlasting torment in hell? In his wonderful parable The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis presents an interaction … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged annihilation, Aquinas, C. S. Lewis, damnation, Great Divorce, hell, pity, Tom Talbott
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Angels and the Bodies They May Be
An evening in 1997—Fr James E. Cantler was presiding at the Holy Eucharist at the Church of the Holy Communion in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrating the anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. I was assisting in the sanctuary. My … Continue reading
Posted in Paul Griffiths
Tagged angels, archangels, C. S. Lewis, eldil, eldila, guardian angel, Paul Griffiths, Space trilogy
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Perelandra and the Mystery of Male and Female
by Edith M. Humphrey, Ph.D. (This reflection comes largely from the last chapter of my forthcoming book on C. S. Lewis, Further Up and Further In: Orthodox Conversations with C. S. Lewis on Scripture and Theology, St. Vladimir’s Press. It … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings & Company
Tagged C. S. Lewis, equality, female, gender, language for God, male, Perelandra, sex
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The Cosmic Dance that is Holy Trinity
After his harrowing battle with the Un-man and his rebirth in the bowels of Perelandra, Elwin Ransom finds his way to a hidden “valley pure rose-red, with ten or twelve of the glowing peaks about it, and in the centre … Continue reading
