Tag Archives: co-inherence

Charles Williams and Russell Kirk: Coinherence in Lord of the Hollow Dark

Posted on 28 February 2024 by Sørina Higgins

A guest post by G. Connor Salter Russell Kirk may not be the first person readers think of when discussing writers influenced by Charles Williams. To most, Kirk is known as the scholar who redefined American politics through his 1953 … Continue reading →

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The Oddest Table of Contents

Posted on 8 February 2024 by Sørina Higgins

I’m continuing to work on The Oddest Inkling: An Introduction to Charles Williams, and I think I’m reasonably happy with the new organizational scheme and order of chapters. Here’s the current iteration of the Table of Contents; I’d love your … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 28 October 2023 by Sørina Higgins

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

Posted on 27 October 2023 by Sørina Higgins

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

Posted on 26 October 2023 by Sørina Higgins

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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Notes on “Magnum Opus” Part 2

Posted on 11 August 2016 by Sørina Higgins

The Charles-Williams-themed two-episode story of Inspector Lewis will air in the US this Sunday, so I’m blogging about it in some detail. Here’s yesterday’s post. Now, onward! Yesterday, I ended with a quote about how the Way of Exchange is … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Magnum Opus” Part 1

Posted on 10 August 2016 by Sørina Higgins

I was delighted and honored to have this blog appear in a two-episode story on the British detective show Inspector Lewis last fall. I love Lewis, and I hope I can get my hands on all the seasons; I’ve only … Continue reading →

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“It’s Heaven to Be with Her”: Summary of “He Came Down From Heaven”

Posted on 25 March 2016 by Sørina Higgins

Don’t forget to read the story I posted yesterday, about what would happen to the Inklings if the Germans won WWII! “It’s Heaven to Be with Her”: Summary of “He Came Down From Heaven” He Came Down From Heaven is … Continue reading →

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Charles Williams and Doctor Who, part 3: Coinherence and Exchange

Posted on 18 September 2015 by Sørina Higgins

Check out Part 1: The Nature of Time, and Part 2: Cabbalistic beliefs about words. Countdown to Doctor Who Season 9! One day to go! Today, let’s talk about what I think is the second-most important theme in Doctor Who and probably … Continue reading →

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The Hands of a King are the Hands of a Healer

Posted on 18 November 2014 by Sørina Higgins

The past few days have been filled with trauma: my very good friend Sharon Gerdes (artist, writer, and director of Players of the Stage theatre company) suffered a horrific injury to her hand on Saturday, severing five tendons, the median … Continue reading →

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