Reading C.S. Lewis (One Year Plan)

Works we will read this year:

SL: Screwtape Letters

MC: Mere Christianity

TGD: The Great Divorce

FL: The Four Loves

TWHF: Till We Have Faces

SBJ: Surprised by Joy

TPP: The Problem of Pain

AGO: A Grief Observed

OSP: Out of the Silent Planet

Perelandra

AOM: Abolition of Man

THS: That Hideous Strength

RP: Reflections on the Psalms

Poems

Dymer

PR: The Pilgrim’s Regress

Miracles

EC: An Experiment in Criticism

GD: God in the Dock

        a) Part 1: Ch5 (“Myth Became Fact”)

        b) Part 1: Ch10 (“Christian Apologetics”)

        c) Part 1: Ch12 (“Man or Rabbit?”)

        d) Part 2: Ch4 (“On the Reading of Old Books”)

        e) Part 2: Ch 6 (“Meditation in a Toolshed”)

Is Theology Poetry?

OOW: Of Other Worlds

        a) Ch1 (“On Stories”)

        b) Ch2 (“On Three Ways of Writing for Children”)

        c) Ch3 (“Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s to be Said””

        d) Ch4 (“On Juvenile Tastes”)

        e) Ch5 (“It All Began with a Picture”)

LWW: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

PC: Prince Caspian

VDT: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

SC: The Silver Chair

HHB: The Horse and His Boy

MN: The Magician’s Nephew

LB: The Last Battle

Video: Introduction to C.S. Lewis 

1/1: SL (Ch1-6)                                 2/27: FL (Ch5: p120-130)

1/2: SL (Ch7-12)                                2/28: FL (Ch5: p130-140)

1/3: SL (Ch13-17)                                2/29: FL (Ch6: p141-150)

1/4: SL (Ch18-22)                                3/1: FL (Ch6: p150-161)

1/5: SL (Ch23-27)                                3/4: FL (Ch6: p161-170)

1/8: SL (Ch28-31)                                3/5: TWHF (Part 1: Ch1-2)

1/9: SL (Screwtape Proposes a Toast)                3/6: TWHF (Part 1: Ch3-5)

1/10: MC (Book 1: 1-3)                        3/7: TWHF (Part 1: Ch6-8)

1/11: MC (Book 1: 4-5)                        3/8: TWHF (Part 1: Ch9-10)

1/12: MC (Book 2: 1-2)                        3/11: TWHF (Part 1: Ch11-13)

1/16: MC (Book 2: 3-4)                        3/12: TWHF (Part 1: Ch14-16)

1/17: MC (Book 2: 5)                                3/13: TWHF (Part 1: Ch17-19)

1/18: MC (Book 3: 1-2)                        3/14: TWHF (Part 1: Ch20-21)

1/19: MC (Book 3: 3-4)                        3/15: TWHF (Part 2: Ch1-2)

1/22: MC (Book 3:5)                                3/18: TWHF (Part 2: Ch3-4)

1/23: MC (Book 3: 6)                                3/19: Video (Gavin Ortlund)

1/24: MC (Book 3: 7-8)                        3/20: SBJ (Ch1)

1/25: MC (Book 3: 9-10)                        3/21: SBJ (Ch2)

1/26: MC (Book 3: 11-12)                        3/22: SBJ (Ch3-4)

1/29: MC (Book 4: 1-2)                        3/25: SBJ (Ch5-6)

1/30: MC (Book 4: 3-4)                        3/26: SBJ (Ch7)

1/31: MC (Book 4: 5-6)                        3/27: SBJ (Ch8)

2/1: MC (Book 4: 7-9)                                3/28: SBJ (Ch9-10)

2/2: MC (Book 4: 10-11)                        4/1: SBJ (Ch11)            

2/5: TGD (Ch1-3)                                4/2: SBJ (Ch12)

2/6: TGD (Ch4-6)                                4/3: SBJ (Ch13)

2/7: TGD (Ch7-9)                                4/4: SBJ (Ch14)

2/8: TGD (Ch10-11)                                4/5: SBJ (Ch15)

2/9: TGD (Ch12-14)                                4/8: TPP (Preface, Ch1)

2/12: FL (Ch1)                                        4/9: TPP (Ch2)

2/13: FL (Ch2: p13-25)                        4/10: TPP (Ch3)

2/14: FL (Ch2: p26-37)                        4/11: TPP (Ch4)

2/15: FL (Ch3: p39-49)                        4/12: TPP (Ch5)

2/16: FL (Ch3: p49-59)                        4/15: TPP (Ch6)

2/19: FL (Ch3: p59-68)                        4/16: TPP (Ch7)

2/20: FL (Ch4: p69-80)                        4/17: TPP (Ch8)

2/21: FL (Ch4: p80-90)                        4/18: TPP (Ch9)

2/22: FL (Ch4: p91-100)                        4/19: TPP (Ch10, Appendix)

2/23: FL (Ch4: p100-109)                        4/22: AGO (Ch1)

2/26: FL (Ch5: p111-120)                        4/23: AGO (Ch2)

4/24: AGO (Ch3)                                6/24: THS (Ch11)

4/25: AGO (Ch4)                                6/25: THS (Ch12)

4/26: Video (Through a Lens Darkly)                6/26: THS (Ch113)

4/29: OSP (Ch1-3)                                6/27: THS (Ch14)

4/30: OSP (Ch4-7)                                6/28: THS (Ch15)

5/1: OSP (Ch8-10)                                7/1: THS (Ch16)

5/2: OSP (Ch11-13)                                7/2: THS (Ch17)

5/3: OSP (Ch14-16)                                7/3: Video (David Downing)

5/6: OSP (Ch17-18)                                7/5: Video playlist, Video (Gavin Ortlund)

5/7: OSP (Ch19-20)                                7/8: RP (Ch1-2)                        

5/8: OSP (Ch21-22, Postcript)                        7/9: RP (Ch3-4)

5/9: Video (David Downing)                        7/10: RP (Ch5-6)

5/10: Perelandra (Ch1-2)                        7/11: RP (Ch7)

5/13: Perelandra (Ch3-4)                        7/12: RP (Ch8)

5/14: Perelandra (Ch5-6)                        7/15: RP (Ch9)

5/15: Perelandra (Ch7-8)                        7/16: RP (Ch10)

5/16: Perelandra (Ch9-10)                        7/17: RP (Ch11)

5/17: Perelandra (Ch11-12)                        7/18: RP (Ch12)

5/20: Perelandra (Ch13-14)                        7/19: Video (Malcolm Guite)

5/21: Perelandra (Ch15-16)                        7/22: Poems (Preface, Part 1: p1-20)

5/22: Perelandra (Ch17)                        7/23: Poems (Part 1: p21-41)

5/23: Video (David Downing)                        7/24: Poems (Part 1: p42-61)

5/24: AOM (Ch1, p1-13)                        7/25: Poems (Part 1: p62-81)

5/28: AOM (Ch1, p13-26)                        7/26: Poems (Part 2: p85-95)

5/29: AOM (Ch2, p27-39)                        7/29: Poems (Part 2: p96-105)

5/30: AOM (Ch2, p39-51)                        7/30: Poems (Part 2: p106-117)

5/31: AOM (Ch3, p53-66)                        7/31: Poems (Part 2: p118-130)

6/3: AOM (Ch3, p66-81)                        8/1: Poems (Part 3: p133-141)

6/4: AOM (Ch3, Appendix)                        8/2: Poems (Part 3: p142-151)

6/5: Video (Michael Ward)                        8/5: Poems (Part 4: p173-181)

6/6: Video (Jerry Root)                        8/6: Poems (Part 4: p182-191)

6/7: THS (Ch1)                                        8/7: Poems (Part 4: p192-200)

6/10: THS (Ch2)                                8/8: Poems (Part 4: p203-209)

6/11: THS (Ch3)                                8/9: Video (Jerry Root on Dymer)

6/12: THS (Ch4)                                8/12: Dymer (Canto I)

6/13: THS (Ch5)                                8/13: Dymer (Canto II)

6/14: THS (Ch6)                                8/14: Dymer (Canto III)

6/17: THS (Ch7)                                8/15: Dymer (Canto IV)

6/18: THS (Ch8)                                8/16: Dymer (Canto V)

6/20: THS (Ch9)                                8/19: Dymer (Canto VI)

6/21: THS (Ch10)                                8/20: Dymer (Canto VII)

8/21: Dymer (Canto VIII)                        10/21: OOW (Ch2)

8/22: Dymer (Canto IX)                        10/22: OOW (Ch3)

8/23: Video (Jerry Root)                        10/23:        OOW (Ch4)

8/26: PR (Book1-2)                                10/24: OOW (Ch5), Video (Michael Ward)

8/27: PR (Book3-4)                                10/25: LWW (Ch1-3)

8/28: PR (Book5-6)                                10/28: LWW (Ch4-6)

8/29: PR (Book7)                                10/29: LWW (Ch7-9)

8/30: PR (Book8)                                10/30: LWW (Ch10-12)

9/3: PR (Book9-10)                                10/31: LWW (Ch13-15)

9/4: Miracles (Ch1), Video                         11/01: LWW (Ch16-17), Video (Joe Rigney)

9/5: Miracles (Ch2), Video                        11/04: PC (Ch1-3)

9/6: Miracles (Ch3), Video                        11/05:        PC (Ch4-6)                

9/9: Miracles (Ch4), Video                        11/06: PC (Ch7-9)

9/10: Miracles (Ch5), Video                        11/07: PC (Ch10-12)

9/11: Miracles (Ch6), Video                        11/08: PC (Ch13-15), Video (Joe Rigney)

9/12: Miracles (Ch7), Video                        11/12:        VDT (Ch1-2)                

9/13: Miracles (Ch8), Video                        11/13: VDT (Ch3-4)

9/16: Miracles (Ch9), Video                        11/14: VDT (Ch5-6)

9/17: Miracles (Ch10), Video                        11/15: VDT (Ch7-8)

9/18: Miracles (Ch11)                                11/18: VDT (Ch9-10)

9/19: Miracles (Ch12) Video                        11/19: VDT (Ch11-12)

9/20: Miracles (Ch13), Video                        11/20: VDT (Ch13-14)

9/23: Miracles (Ch14), Video                        11/21: VDT (Ch15-16), Video (Joe Rigney)

9/24: Miracles (Ch15)                                11/22: SC (Ch1-2)

9/25: Miracles (Ch16)                                11/25: SC (Ch3-4)

9/26: Miracles (Ch17), Video                        11/26: SC (Ch5-6)

9/27: Video (The Theology Pugcast)                11/27: SC (Ch7-8)

9/30: EC (Ch1-2)                                11/29: SC (Ch9-10)

10/1: EC (Ch3)                                        12/2: SC (Ch11-12)

10/2: EC (Ch4)                                        12/3: SC (Ch13-14)

10/3: EC (Ch5)                                        12/4: SC (Ch15-16), Video (Joe Rigney)

10/4: EC (Ch8)                                        12/5: HHB (Ch1-3)

10/7: EC (Ch9)                                        12/6: HHB (Ch4-6)

10/8: EC (Epilogue)                                12/9: HHB (Ch7-9)

10/9: GD (Part 1: Ch5)                                12/10: HHB (Ch10-12)

10/10:        GD (Part 1: Ch10)                        12/11: HHB (Ch13-15), Video (Joe Rigney)

10/11: GD (Part 1: Ch12)                        12/12: MN (Ch1-3)

10/15:        GD (Part 2: Ch4)                        12/13: MN (Ch4-6)

10/16:        GD (Part 2: Ch6)                        12/16: MN (Ch7-9)

10/17:        ITP                                        12/17: MN (Ch10-12)

10/18:        OOW (Ch1)                                12/18: MN (Ch13-15), Video (Joe Rigney)

12/19: LB (Ch1-2)

12/20: LB (Ch3-4)

12/23: LB (Ch5-6)

12/24: LB (Ch7-8)

12/26: LB (Ch9-10)

12/27: LB (Ch11-12)

12/30: LB (Ch13-14)

12/31: LB (Ch15-16), Video (Joe Rigney)