Tag: C S Lewis
2012-13 C. S. Lewis Seminars
February 1st, 2012
I am pleased to announce four new seminars are available for scheduling in 2012-13: Reading the Bible With C. S. Lewis Four Lively Friday-Saturday sessions cover these topics: The Authority of Scripture and the Ancient Tradition How Lewis Makes the Word Flesh and Fresh How Lewis Counseled with Scripture How Scripture Informs Lewis’s Work and [...]
9th Annual SW Regional Retreat: Fling Wide the Gates: C. S. Lewis and the Pursuit of Joy – Oct. 27-30, 2011
September 26th, 2011
This October, join us at the 9th annual C.S. Lewis Southwest Regional Retreat for Fling Wide the Gates: C.S. Lewis & the Pursuit of Joy, October 28th-30th. Come to beautiful Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, to hear Dr. Bruce L. Edwards, author/editor of several significant books on C.S. Lewis, as he joins us in celebrating [...]
Celebrating C. S. Lewis
April 9th, 2011
In November, 2000, Jerry Root (Wheaton College) and I were interviewed together on a South Bend, Indiana, Christian TV show that was celebrating the birthday of C. S. Lewis with special programming. We discussed a wide variety of topics concerning C. S. Lewis, including Narnia, and his ongoing impact worldwide. This video was recently rediscovered [...]
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Now Showing
December 4th, 2010
Looking for a Christmas gift book that provides an introduction to the life and imagination of C. S. Lewis and a thematic overview of all the Narnian tales? Please consider my Not a Tame Lion (Tyndale, 2005), available from yours truly, order information here. For group study resources by me available online for Narnia, click [...]
Inside Language: C. S. Lewis and the Bible in the 21st Century
September 23rd, 2010
Play/Download: Inside Language: C. S. Lewis and the Bible in the 21st Century (10.5 MB) Originally delivered as the 4th Annual Concordia University (Austin, TX) Lecture on C. S. Lewis on April 15th, 2010. This invited talk is a meditation on what it means for Jack to say: “It is Christ himself, not the Bible, [...]
Why Isn't There a "Jewish Narnia"? — On the Nature of Fantasy & S/F
March 29th, 2010
Here is the provocative title of a stimulating essay by Dr. Michael Weingrad: “Why There is no Jewish Narnia.”
Professor Weingrad, whose article appears in the Spring, 2010 issue of the Jewish Review, directs the Jewish Studies program at Portland State University. (His book, American Hebrew Literature: Writing Jewish National Identity in the United States, will be published this fall by Syracuse University Press.)
Join me at Concordia: “'Inside Language': C. S. Lewis and The Bible in the 21st Century"
March 25th, 2010
For any of my Texas readers, let me invite you to join me at Concordia University, Austin, TX, April 15, 2010, 11:30 AM, for their Annual C. S. Lewis lecture. I will speaking on the topic, “‘Inside Language’: C. S. Lewis and The Bible in the 21st Century,” hosted by Concordia Professor and C. S. [...]
C S Lewis College announced
December 16th, 2009
The C. S. Lewis Foundation announced today (Dec. 16, 2009) the plans for the founding of C S Lewis College near Amherst, MA. The details from their press release: Property purchased by Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. from Northfield Mount Hermon School will become the home of a new college to be established by the C.S. [...]
Call for Papers: C. S. Lewis, his Friends and Associates: Questions of Identity
October 8th, 2009
Call for Papers C. S. Lewis, His Friends and Associates: Questions of Identity 2 & 3 June 2011, Lille Catholic University, France. Although certain aspects of C. S. Lewis’s work have been studied in great detail, others have been comparatively neglected. In this international conference, the first of its kind to be held in France, [...]
New C. S. Lewis Seminars for Weekends in 2010
July 26th, 2009
I am pleased to announce three new seminars are available for scheduling in 2010: Reading the Bible With C. S. Lewis
