Conference update
Don't forget to register!
Here's an update on what's happening:
- We have secured a 40-minute preview reel of Prince Caspian for conference attendees on the Saturday afternoon. Make sure you register to see this!
- Tony Morphett, famous Australian scriptwriter, will be joining us on the Saturday to discuss Lewis's importance for his creative work.
- Alan Jacobs will be joined by Tim Gresham, C.S. Lewis's step-grandson, to talk about the process of getting the book to film, and the Gresham family's involvement.
- You will have the opportunity to take two workshops on the Saturday, including dramatic presentations for schools, workshops on apologetics, Philip Pullman versus Lewis, and much more.
- Special passes to Prince Caspian preview screenings will be given away at the conference!
Registrations close on Friday 16 May. Don't miss out!
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Lewis and extraterrestrials
Did C.S. Lewis think there was life on other planets? Joel Heck, Professor of Theology at Concordia University, takes a look at an essay that Lewis wrote on the subject. He writes,
In Paul's letter to the Romans (8:19–23), Lewis argued, God hints that the longing for redemption is cosmic, and therefore not limited to this world. Perhaps redemption has happened for all those who need it, has happened through Christ's redemption, and has somehow been extended to other creatures. But we really don't know. And to speculate about other creatures in other worlds takes us into the imaginative narrative that comprises Lewis's Ransom Trilogy, especially Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra. One paragraph of the essay in particular, beginning with the words “It is interesting to wonder ...,” imagines the scenario that Lewis spells out in Out of the Silent Planet. We find Lewis speculating that the vast distances in the universe are “God's quarantine precautions,” designed to prevent the rest of the universe from being contaminated by the corruption of our world.
Read the full post online. And why you're at it, check out the rest of HarperOne's C.S. Lewis blog.
Online registrations open
You can now register online via CPX’s secure website for the 2008 C.S. Lewis Today conference! Follow this link and select from the different options. Make sure you click on the “Check out” link to enter your contact and billing information.
Registrations open for C.S. Lewis Today!
Join us for our second C.S. Lewis Today conference, which will be taking place in Sydney on 23-24 May 2008. The conference is an ongoing Australian project exploring what C.S. Lewis wrote, the life he led, the beliefs he held, and his wide-ranging influence. Join us over two days of talks, panel discussion, film viewing and workshops designed for anyone interested in Lewis, professional or amateur.
Conference topics include:
- The Narnian: Lewis’s life and writing
- Lewis’s Jesus: lord, liar, lunatic?
- Lewis versus Pullman: two worldviews collide
- Lewis in the schools
- The filming of Prince Caspian
- Writing workshops
Our website has now been updated with information regarding our 2008 conference. To learn more, explore the links on the left-hand menu.
Call for Papers for 2008 conference
You are invited to offer a 20 minute academic paper for Friday 23rd May in the afternoon at Macquarie University. Our guest speaker for the conference is Professor Alan Jacobs. (Wheaton College, Illinois), author of The Narnian. Professor Jacobs will give a keynote paper entitled ‘New Directions in Lewis Studies’ to commence the Friday afternoon program.
There are a number of places for papers in the program, and we welcome 100 word abstracts addressing the following areas:
- Biographical Studies of Lewis
- Lewis and War
- Lewis and Tolkien
- Lewis and Christian apologetics
- Lewis on Film
- Lewis’s Letters
- Lewis and Literary Criticism
Paper proposals in other areas are also welcome. Proposals are welcome from academic, postgraduate students and independent scholars. The deadline for abstract submissions via email to this address is Monday 7th April.
If you have any questions, please email Greg Clarke on admin AT cslewistoday DOT com.
C.S. Lewis Today returns!
We are delighted to announce the second C.S. Lewis Today conference to be held in Sydney!
Date: Saturday 24th May 2008, all day.
Venue: Wesley Centre, Pitt St, Sydney.
Cost: To be advised, but affordable for families, students and all Lewis fans.
Program: A day of talks, movies, panel discussions and workshops, including keynote addresses from Professor Alan Jacobs (author of The Narnian) and Dr John Dickson (popular Australian Christian author and speaker and Director of the Centre for Public Christianity).
Stay tuned for more information about the release of the film Prince Caspian and Lewis events at the Sydney Writers’ Festival.
If you wish to reserve your place for the early-bird rate, please contact us.
For further information, keep visiting this site over the next few weeks.
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