C.S. Lewis Today Conference in Sydney, Australia

March 15, 2006 LuminousSpecter

On Saturday 6 May, Douglas Gresham, Co-Producer of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, local members of the crew, film and TV industry, and writers are taking part in the first ever Australian national C.S. Lewis Conference in Sydney.

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The Third Austin C. S. Lewis Conference – Registration Open

February 28, 2006 LuminousSpecter

Peter Kreeft, William Lane Craig and Frederica Mathewes Green will lead the journey as we explore the heart and depth of the Christian faith. These internationally known speakers will give us a rich day of thought provoking insight. Artistic performances scattered like shimmering islands throughout the day will give us time to enjoy the God-given creativity of the Body of Christ. We will also enjoy meals outdoors under tents with live music and a play in the evening on the life of C.S. Lewis created and performed by the author, David Payne, An Evening with C.S. Lewis.

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Search To Find Story Behind Lewis Letter

January 25, 2006 LuminousSpecter

An appeal has been issued to find the relatives of an Ulster woman who received a letter from CS Lewis in 1944. The letter was found in a Belfast auction several years ago, but a Co Tyrone-based Lewis biographer believes it might be an entry point into a much bigger story, much like one of Lewis’ magic wardrobes.

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Lewis would have enjoyed ‘Narnia’ success — scholar

January 21, 2006 LuminousSpecter

C.S. Lewis scholar the Rev. Joel Heck, who will speak in Flint on Jan. 28, thinks the British author would not have objected to having his children’s book “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” converted into what has turned out to be a blockbuster movie.

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What would Lewis think of Narnia hype?

January 12, 2006 LuminousSpecter

Author Alan Jacobs will discuss “The Narnian: C. S. Lewis and the Culture Wars” at Cambridge Forum Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at 3 Church St. in Harvard Square.

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C.S. Lewis scholar hopes ‘Narnia’ helps postmoderns find God

January 5, 2006 LuminousSpecter

When Michael Travers first read C.S. Lewis’ writings as a teenager, he “didn’t think much” of Lewis’ legendary “Mere Christianity” and felt his “Screwtape Letters” were “not as impressive to me” as they were to others.

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Christians across theological spectrum admire C.S. Lewis

January 4, 2006 LuminousSpecter

When 8-year-old Douglas Gresham met C.S. Lewis, the man who would become his stepfather, he was disappointed.

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Noteworthy Find For A CS Lewis Fan

January 4, 2006 LuminousSpecter

A Northern Ireland CS Lewis fan has come forward with a letter from the author which he stumbled across in a public auction. The Co Down man, who wishes to remain anonymous, came across the find in a Belfast auction some years ago, but has now dug it out to have it inspected in the wake of the global success of the CS Lewis film, The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe.

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Decades of College Students Edified by C.S. Lewis

December 16, 2005 LuminousSpecter

A good many college students have read and become hooked on Christianity through Narniaâ€™s creator, C.S. Lewis, according to InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

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Lewis & Tolkien, faith & friendship

December 5, 2005 LuminousSpecter

When C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien first met on May 11, 1926 at Oxford University, where Tolkien was a professor of English language and Lewis a professor of English literature, they initially didn’t hit it off. Tolkien didn’t think English literature held much academic validity. Lewis’ Protestant upbringing had taught him never to trust a “Papist”; Tolkien was Catholic.

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