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Tag Archives: Taylor University
Nolloquium 2020: Remembering the Vision, Looking to the Future (Free Online Colloquium at the Center for the Study of C.S. Lewis and Friends)
As I mentioned in a previous post, I had four conferences, including six talks, cancelled or postponed this year–as well as a research trip to the Marion E. Wade Inklings archive in Wheaton, IL. Thanks to some creative work of … Continue reading
The Faithful Imagination, a Review by Allison McBain Hudson
Ricke, Joe, and Ashley Chu, eds. The Faithful Imagination: Papers from the 2018 Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends. Hamden, CT: Taylor University, 2019. The title of this volume refers to the theme of the eleventh Biennial … Continue reading
Free Event Today: A Sehnsucht Digital Tea at the C. S. Lewis and Friends Center
This summer, my punk rockstar teen and I were planning to go to an epic concert–perhaps one of the biggest of our lives–in the Northeast US. We just got word that the entire tour is postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19. … Continue reading
C. S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium Postponed, but Student Paper Contest Continues
Here is a victim of COVID-19 that I talked about on Monday. The 2020 C.S. Lewis & Friends Colloquium at Taylor University has been postponed from June 2020 to June 2021. I am quite disappointed as this was part of … Continue reading
The C.S. Lewis & Friends Conference: A Final Call and My Paper Proposal
I wanted to re-share the Call for Papers for one of my favourite conferences (which I describe here and here). If you are thinking of proposing a paper or creative piece, get that proposal in! They are especially interested in having … Continue reading
Call For Papers: C. S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium, Taylor University, June 4-7, 2020
I wanted to re-share the Call for Papers for one of my favourite conferences (which I describe here and here). I am working on my proposal today–a month early–because I think they are filling up the timeslots pretty rapidly. If you … Continue reading
Call For Papers: C. S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium, Taylor University, June 4-7, 2020
I want to share the Call for Papers for one of my favourite conferences (which I describe here and here). The topic is intriguing, calling upon Dorothy L. Sayers’ 1938 essay, “Are Women Human?” I’ll also note that there is one … Continue reading
Why the C.S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium is Awesome: The Bit About Students
I have just returned from what remains for me the best conference I have ever experienced when it comes to engendering an atmosphere of support for emerging scholars while remaining critical on the material. Part of this is no doubt … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links, Original Research
Tagged archival research, art, C.S. Lewis, Devin Brown, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Emily Austin, Harry Potter, L.M. Montgomery, Michael Ward, PhD Research, Prince Edward Island, Ransom Cycle, Roger White, Taylor University, The Problem of Pain, theology
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What Art is For: With C.S. Lewis and Dr. Charlie Starr
I am pleased to be presenting a paper at the International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture in Glasgow, Scotland. This great adventure is mostly to present some of my doctoral research on C.S. Lewis, focussing on his An Experiment … Continue reading
Posted in Memorable Quotes, Original Research
Tagged An Experiment in Criticism, art, C.S. Lewis, canon, Charlie Starr, fantasy, ISRLC, myth, mythopoiea, Reading, Taylor University
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When Screwtape Haunts in Eden: Testing the Possibilities of the Screwtape-Ransom Universe
Thanks to the smooth voice and broadcasting know-how of C.S. Lewis kingmaker William O’Flaherty, I am able to share with you the audio of my recent talk at the C.S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium at Taylor University in Upland, IN. This … Continue reading
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