Category: Classic Books and Ideas
A Book for the Ages
Dynestee Fields What images come to mind when you think of the word “timeless?” Is it sunrise climbing over a mountaintop? Is it Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa? Is it Meghan […]
The Book of Common Prayer as a Spiritual Tool
Ben Wyant In many contemporary churches today, traditional liturgy has fallen out of use in favor of a more modern style of worship and fellowship. One reason this may be […]
Tolkien Scholar speaks on Turkish television about The Lord of the Rings
CIFC Staff Dr. Dimitra Fimi is Lecturer of Fantasy and Children’s Literature at the University of Glasgow where she specializes on the author J.R.R. Tolkien and other fantasy writers. Fimi […]
Bryant Abroad
Kit Schleifer Among the readings for William Cullen Bryant we find Letter X. In it, he goes into much detail about his travels from Richmond to Charleston. The more I […]
America’s Reading Dilemma—From Prologue to Epilogue
Katherine Wiggins Most of us would not be surprised to hear that our generation does less reading for enjoyment than our parents’ and grandparents’ generations did. Most of us would […]
“On Stories”—C.S. Lewis’s Analysis of Plot and Narrative
Jahanna Bolding C.S. Lewis in his essay “On Stories” discusses the purposes of a narrative story. He argues that a good story must do more than tell about a series […]
“Introduction to the Defendant”—Analysis of G.K. Chesterton’s Essay
Amanda Platz G.K. Chesterton argues that mankind has a growing tendency to devalue what is truly good in the world, and instead favor the things man thinks are ‘better’ than […]
Joseph Pearce visits the Carolina Institute for Faith and Culture
CIFC Staff Not long ago, writer and lecturer Joseph Pearce visited the editorial room of the Freedom’s Hill Primer website to discuss G.K. Chesterton with us. Pearce offered his insight […]
On Original Sin—G.K. Chesterton’s Examination of a Basic Christian Tenet
Marshall Tankersley G.K. Chesterton argues that, contrary to popular belief, man is an innately sinful creature. While mankind likes to walk the Earth and believe that he is a paragon […]
Impatient as the Wind– A Mist among all his Grief
Kierra Gilbert Published in 1955 by C.S Lewis, Surprise by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is partially an autobiography that describes the author’s adaptation to Christianity that took […]
Jane Eyre’s Influence on C.S Lewis
Quinton Bent Published on October 16, 1847, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is a coming-of-age novel. Jane Eyre traces the feelings and experiences of the protagonist- Jane, including her rise to […]
The Everlasting Man—A Review in the 21st Century
Samantha Michalski The Everlasting Man, a novel written by G.K. Chesterton, changed the life of C. S. Lewis forever. It is said that this novel was the last step it […]