Posts Tagged With: Oxford

The Gardens of The Kilns Featured as Part of the 160th Anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ Church

C.S. Lewis’ beloved home, “The Kilns,” will be a featured part of the 160th anniversary celebrations of Holy Trinity Church, in Headington Quarry.  On Friday, a flower festival will feature seven of the area’s most beautiful flower gardens, including the garden at The Kilns. For more information, click here to read an article in The … Continue reading »

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Upcoming C.S. Lewis Foundation Events

Just wanted to update everyone on our upcoming events since we’ve just added some new information online: Summer Seminars in Residence at The Kilns Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to explore the life and works of C.S. Lewis with a small group of fellow travelers while residing in C.S. Lewis’ beloved home, The Kilns! Join … Continue reading »

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A Visit to The Kilns and Oxford

Oxford has a way of getting under your skin-I’d been there for Oxbridge 2008, been there years earlier for conferences and such. Churches! Libraries! Bookstores! Spires! But every visit had been characterized by hurrying through Oxford: pushing along the crowded sidewalks, running from one conference session to another, busing en masse to see the sights, … Continue reading »

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“A Ph.D. Journey by Way of Narnia” – A Scholar-in-Residence Report from The Kilns

Debbie Higgens, Ph. D., is a Professor of English at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee.  She wrote this article describing her experience as a 2007 Scholar in Residence at the C.S. Lewis Study Centre at The Kilns (the former home of C.S. Lewis), Oxford, England.  An edited version of this article also appears in … Continue reading »

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Advent Greetings from The Kilns

With Thanksgiving only just behind us, we have had plenty to be thankful for at The Kilns in these late November weeks. Of course we recalled C.S. Lewis’ November 22 death, and more recently celebrated the 110th anniversary of his birth this past weekend. Our visitors continue to express their thanks as well for the … Continue reading »

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