Christian writing | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:42:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg Christian writing | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com 32 32 C.S. Lewis’s Discovery/ Recovery of Creativity, Magic and the Imagination in the Depths of Christianity https://anitamathias.com/2010/10/09/c-s-lewiss-discovery-recovery-of-creativity-magic-and-the-imagination-in-the-depths-of-christianity/ Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:42:00 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/2010/10/09/c-s-lewiss-discovery-recovery-of-creativity-magic-and-the-imagination-in-the-depths-of-christianity/ C.S. Lewis’s Discovery/ Recovery of Creativity, Magic and the Imagination in the Depths of Christianity Owen Barfield noted that there were three Lewises–Lewis, the scholar, whose critical books are still read today; Lewis, beloved children’s and science fiction writer;  and Lewis, the Christian writer and apologist. That is astonishing. Lewis also wrote a beloved memoir, Surprised […]

The post C.S. Lewis’s Discovery/ Recovery of Creativity, Magic and the Imagination in the Depths of Christianity first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> O. Hallesby on Prayer, and Random Thoughts on Christian Writing https://anitamathias.com/2010/09/28/o-hallesby-on-prayer-and-random-thoughts-on-christian-writing-2/ Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:25:00 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/2010/09/28/o-hallesby-on-prayer-and-random-thoughts-on-christian-writing-2/ O. Hallesby on Prayer, and Other Thoughts on Christian Writing My friend Paul Miller, also a Christian writer (“Love Walked among us,” the first drafts of which I edited, “A Praying Life” etc) told me about the Norwegian pastor, O. Hallesby’s wonderful book on prayer. In particular, Paul pointed out a paragraph. I paraphrase–Your secret […]

The post O. Hallesby on Prayer, and Random Thoughts on Christian Writing first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> 8 Writing Tips from C.S. Lewis https://anitamathias.com/2010/08/03/8-writing-tips-from-c-s-lewis/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:36:00 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/2010/08/03/8-writing-tips-from-c-s-lewis/ 8 Writing Tips from C.S. Lewis Posted by Donald L. Hughes in Craft of Writing on April 20, 2010 | 21 responses In 1959 an American schoolgirl wrote to C. S. Lewis asking him for advice on the craft of writing. He sent her a list of eight rules, and I add my own editorial comments to each […]

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