Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

14 books on a deserted island

Posted on March 10, 2022 by admin

Russell Moore asks what 12 books one would want to have near if one were stranded on a deserted island for the rest of one’s life. I can’t do it. For me, 14 is the minimum! So here are my … Continue reading →

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Bandersnatch

Posted on January 24, 2022 by admin

A desperate dilemma confronts writers, artists, and students in these times: Authentic creative endeavor is always embedded in friendship and community. Yet both friendship and community seem increasingly remote and elusive. This is why I find myself recommending Diana Glyer’s … Continue reading →

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Inklings books – Wade Podcast

Posted on June 28, 2021 by admin

Note: This page is now superseded by a new Wade Center Podcast Index at wadecenterpodcast.org. For more information, check out the About page for that website. This kerrysloft.com page will no longer be updated, and the index links here have … Continue reading →

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When I first met Bonhoeffer

Posted on October 14, 2020 by admin

Greg Williams recently interviewed me on the topic of GCI’s new initiative to establish Ministry Training Centers on every inhabited continent. Here’s an excerpt from that interview where he asked me about my own spiritual formation, and I recalled the … Continue reading →

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New C. S. Lewis recordings – Ransom Trilogy

Posted on September 18, 2020 by admin

What a delight to hear on my drive to work this morning that the Wade Center is releasing newly digitized recordings of C. S. Lewis. They capture Lewis reading excerpts from the Ransom Trilogy. The Wade Center Podcast, hosted by … Continue reading →

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Tim Keller on hope, at Hong Kong University

Posted on July 18, 2020 by admin

Hope is essential for life at any time, particularly for living in times like these. in this 2014 address at Hong Kong University, Tim Keller channeled Augustine, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien with reflections on hope and … Continue reading →

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Where else but in a library?

Posted on April 17, 2020 by admin

“But in a library, you can count yourself as king of infinite space. You can find a spell for the refreshment of the spirit in every story you read, and every story can be something you live. There’s one sense … Continue reading →

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Love and the Cosmos: Trinitarian Perspectives on Science

Posted on November 4, 2019 by admin

This page introduces my online graduate course, “Love and the Cosmos: Trinitarian Perspectives on Science with T. F. Torrance and C. S. Lewis,” which was initially offered by Grace Communion Seminary (TH504) in Spring 2020. Love and the Cosmos… Doxological … Continue reading →

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Planet Narnia meets Galileo’s World

Posted on March 1, 2017 by admin

Over the last couple of years I’ve given countless presentations on the Galileo’s World exhibition, and I’ve enjoyed them all. Tonight I’m giving an informal talk that’s a bit different from the others, which I’m really looking forward to, on … Continue reading →

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What are your dreams?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by admin

Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. This was one of the first poems I … Continue reading →

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