tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post7721187781965166270..comments2023-08-26T06:24:00.597-06:00Comments on A Reasonable Imagination: "Mere Christianity": Origins and MeaningRobert Velardehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-3410119923889847812008-08-17T18:13:00.000-06:002008-08-17T18:13:00.000-06:00Thanks for the insights, Will. Here's the descript...Thanks for the insights, Will. Here's the description Douglas Gresham offered of a great hall in some homes:<BR/><BR/>"To take the analogy of The Hall to its conclusion one has to know a bit about the society in which Jack lived and wrote. Every 'Great House' traditionally had a hall. This was the area into which newcomers to the house or visitors were welcomed and made comfortable. The Hall was Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-67926086637785662842008-08-17T15:26:00.000-06:002008-08-17T15:26:00.000-06:00I'm not sure about the hall being like a living ro...I'm not sure about the hall being like a living room. The Kilns has a hall, as do most homes in the British Isles, and it is not like a living room. At best, as Lewis says, the hall is a place to wait in. "But it is in the rooms, not in the hall, that there are fires and chairs and meals." I think if we picture the kind of hall Lewis had at The Kilns we shall have the right picture in our Will Vaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573288295267591244noreply@blogger.com