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Past Watchful Dragons: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C.S. Lewis

This volume provides a broad sample of the research presented at the “Past Watchful Dragons: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C.S. Lewis” international conference held at Belmont University on November 3-5, 2005. The contributing scholars reflect a truly interdisciplinary discussion representing the fields of literature, theology, history, and popular culture. The assembled essays offer insights on the messages of C.S. Lewis’s fiction and nonfiction, the dramatic adaptations of his work, the influence of his faith, and his relevance to related fantasy literature and authors from J.R.R. Tolkien to J.K. Rowling. These diverse contributions combine to offer a better understanding and appreciation of the life and legacy of C.S. Lewis. […]

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Past Watchful Dragons Report

This past week, beginning November 3, the doors were opened to Narnia and Middle-Earth. Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted a conference which featured Inklings scholars from around the world talking about a various range of subjects in relation to their works for two and a half magic filled days. The wardrobe door was opened on Wednesday by C.S. Lewis stepson and author, Mr. Douglas Gresham. […]

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Past Watchful Dragons Registration/Tickets Now Available!

Early registration and a la carte tickets for “‘Past Watchful Dragons’: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C.S. Lewis” conference (to be held November 3-5, 2005 on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) are now available at the website. Please note that tickets to the banquet with and keynote speech by Douglas Gresham (stepson of C.S. Lewis and consultant to the forthcoming The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe film) are extremely limited, and once sold out, will no longer be available either to full conference registrants or a la carte ticket buyers. Many thanks! […]

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Past Watchful Dragons Conference Update

The website for the “‘Past Watchful Dragons’: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C.S. Lewis” conference to be held November 3-5, 2005 on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA (which will include The Nashville Symphony’s performance of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony) has been thoroughly updated to include the specific details about the event. Online registration and ticket sales begin April 1, 2005. The Call for Papers remains open through May 1, 2005. […]

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‘Past Watchful Dragons’ Update

Amy H. Sturgis, Conference Director for ‘Past Watchful Dragons’ writes: Just a quick update re: the “‘Past Watchful Dragons’: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C.S. Lewis” conference on November 3-5, 2005, at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. […]