Since there are several bits of Lewis related news this week, I’ve put them together into one blog post for your convenience. Lewis on list of those who turned down honors from the Queen Though I am pretty sure this was already commonly known in Lewis studies (I remember reading it somewhere), C.S. Lewis turned
Books and Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer Debuts
The trailer for next year’s film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey just debuted. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit, the first of the two films will be released in theatres on December 14, 2012. The second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will be released the following year on December 13, 2013. So
Review of C.S. Lewis on the Final Frontier
For those of you interested in C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength), James Heiser recently posted a new review of Sanford Schwartz’s book, C.S. Lewis on the Final Frontier. Here is an excerpt: Lewis’ “Space Trilogy” — Out of the Silent Planet (1938), Perelandra (1943) and That Hideous
Terry Glaspey Interview about New C.S. Lewis Movie
Terry Glaspey, friend of the C.S. Lewis Foundation and frequent speaker at our Southwest Regional Retreats, was just featured in an interview with Darren Scott Jacobs concerning the upcoming film Jack’s Life: The C.S. Lewis Story. The movie was written by Louis Markos and Darren Scott Jacobs, and has been in production for some time now.
Artists Call for Revival in Christian Art
For the majority of its existence, Christianity has deeply informed the Western artistic tradition through the works of renowned painters, classical composers, and authors. This much is obvious to any high school Art History, Music, or Literature student. Christianity has proven to be foundational to the creation of Michelangelo’s David and The Creation of Adam,