Monthly Archives: October 2023

Charles Williams’ Tainted Love: Discussing the Oddest Inkling in a #ChurchToo World

A couple of days ago, I put up a post called “Don’t Cancel CW.” Today, guest author G. Connor Salter explores how Charles Williams’ interactions with female disciples raise important discussions about Williams’ legacy but also some crucial lessons for … Continue reading

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Don’t Cancel CW

I gave a lecture about CW a week ago that folks can’t stop talking about. Not necessarily for the right reasons, either: not because it was brilliant or original or rhetorically compelling, but because it was SHOCKING. I should have … Continue reading

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Terry Glaspey on the Novels

On Wednesday evening last week at the Wade, Dr. Terry Glaspey and I shared the stage for a double-header of lectures about Charles Williams. Terry went first, giving a talk called “Under the Mercy: The Intersection of the Natural and … Continue reading

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Discoveries!

Thanks in large part to the generosity of my supporters and the sponsorship of Northwind Seminary, I spent last week at the Marion E. Wade Center in Wheaton, IL. What a blessing that was! I certainly needed those days of … Continue reading

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The Oddest Outline

Here is a possible outline for The Oddest Inkling: An Introduction to Charles Williams. What do you think? Do you have suggestions for other ways to approach the material? I’ve tried a few other organizational schemes, and this one appealed … Continue reading

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