Jordan Davis recently wrote a review of Laura Miller’s Magician’s Book in the May 25th edition of The Nation. The review, titled “Into the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis’s Narnia,” has just been posted on line. In it, Davis makes observations about C.S. Lewis, his writings, and Laura Miller’s book, most of them aimed at exploring Miller’s
Melanie Jeschke Releases New Novel
I wanted to pass on this quick note since it just came to my attention: Our friend Melanie Jeschke (and an alumnus of several Foundation conferences) has just released her fourth novel, Jillian Dare, this week. For details, visit her website http://www.inklingsauthor.com. To purchase the book on Amazon, which will benefit the C.S. Lewis Foundation
Spam – It Exists Because It Works
As a follow up to my previous post “Is There Anything Redeemable About Spam?” I want to share a news story I ran across today in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The article describes two brothers, college students, who are being indicted for a massive spam operation. Apparently, they designed software to gather student e-mail
Recent Science Fiction Films & Christianity
I recently ran across this article on Christianity and its presence in science fiction films in the last several years and wanted to share it with you. Here’s an excerpt: There is a young man, different from other young men. Ancient prophecies foretell his coming, and he performs miraculous feats. Eventually, confronted by his enemies,
Children’s Library Uses Narnia Theme
Cathy Crow, one of our friends and an alumnus of several of our conferences, including Oxbridge 2008, recently sent us an article describing her church’s creation of a Narnia themed library. Cathy, a professional librarian, spearheaded the project, and is featured in the article. We thank the Columbia Metropolitan magazine, author Susan Fuller Slack, and