Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Magical Name of God: “Windows of Night,” 1925

In this phase of the life of The Oddest Inkling, I am posting summaries of each of CW’s books in chronological order. These are punctuated by related posts on themes, events, and people in his life as they relate to … Continue reading

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Arthurian Geographies in Tolkien, Williams, and Lewis

Here is a talk I gave at the New York C.S. Lewis Society on January 10th, about The Fall of Arthur and an imaginary, composite, Inklings Arthuriad: Here is a summary of the talk: Arthurian Geographies in Tolkien, Williams and … Continue reading

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Charles Williams and the Mysticism of the Graal

Eclectic Orthodoxy has written a post about Williams’s novel War in Heaven. The post begins: War in Heaven is often recommended as the first novel one should pick up as introduction to the fiction of Charles Williams. Having just re-read … Continue reading

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Love at Home and Work: “Windows of Night,” 1924

In this phase of the life of The Oddest Inkling, I am posting summaries of each of CW’s books in chronological order. These are punctuated by related posts on themes, events, and people in his life as they relate to … Continue reading

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Love and the City: “Divorce,” 1920

In this phase of the life of The Oddest Inkling, I am posting summaries of each of CW’s books in chronological order. This is part 2 of a discussion his book Divorce. You can read part 1 here. Book Summary … Continue reading

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The Soul Divided from the Body: “Divorce,” 1920

In this phase of the life of The Oddest Inkling, I am posting summaries of each of CW’s books, one book per week, in chronological order. These are punctuated by related posts on themes, events, and people in his life … Continue reading

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Sources for CW and the FRC

This is the third post in a series about Charles Williams and the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross. You can access the others here and here. Here are the top sources that I can recommend for learning more about A.E. … Continue reading

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