Frequently Asked Questions
What is the C.S. Lewis Foundation?
If you are a nonprofit organization/charity, then why are you called a "foundation"?
How do I sign up for your mailing list? Your e-mail newsletter?
How can I support the C.S. Lewis Foundation?
How can I visit the home of C.S. Lewis, "The Kilns"?
Do you own the rights to C.S. Lewis' literature?
How do I obtain the rights to Lewis' works?
I would like to buy one of C.S. Lewis' books. Where can I do this?
EVENTS - SUMMER INSTITUTE, FACULTY FORUM, REGIONAL RETREATS
When is your next conference/retreat/seminar?
What are C.S. Lewis Foundation events like?
Can I apply for a scholarship or financial assistance to attend one of your events?
What is the current status of the college?
Where will the college be located?
Where can I find and obtain the rights to photographs of C.S. Lewis?
Where can I find recordings of Lewis' voice?
How do I obtain the rights to one of the images on your website?
THE C.S. LEWIS FOUNDATION
What is the C.S. Lewis Foundation? Back to top
The C.S. Lewis Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. The C.S. Lewis Foundation fosters and preserves C.S. Lewis' legacy by working to make Christian intellectual discourse a part of academic and cultural life.
By offering a variety of programs and resources for scholars, faculty, administrators as well as seekers and lay readers of all Christian traditions, the Foundation seeks to advance the renewal of Christian throught and creative expression throughout the world of learning. For a brief introduction and history of the Foundation, please click here.
What programs do you offer? Back to top
Since its founding in 1986, the Foundation has labored tirelessly to fulfill its mission through several principal initiatives, which include:
Do you give out grants? Back to top
No. The C.S. Lewis Foundation not a grantmaking organization. Rather, it is a donor-supported, non-profit educational foundation. We are not affiliated with the C.S. Lewis Company or the Lewis Estate, and we receive no royalties from Lewis' work.
If you are a nonprofit organization/charity, then why are you called a "foundation"? Back to top
We are an operating educational foundation (rather than a grantmaking foundation), and are also called a foundation because one of our central goals is to found C.S. Lewis College.
Where are you located? Back to top
Our main office is located in Redlands, California. The C.S. Lewis Study Centre at The Kilns is located in Headington, Oxford, England. For our contact information, please click here.
How do I sign up for your mailing list? Your e-mail newsletter? Back to top
You can sign up to receive CSLF mailings by going to our contact us page here. Filll out the fore and let us know what types of mailings you would like to receive.
How can I support the C.S. Lewis Foundation? Back to top
You can support our work in several ways:
- Making financial contributions
- Donating your vehicle
- Volunteering
- Interning
- Purchasing books through our bookstore
- Purchasing travel through our travel store
Please click here to learn more about supporting our mission and work.
THE KILNS
How can I visit the home of C.S. Lewis, "The Kilns"? Back to top
The Kilns is open for tours by appointment only.
Please contact:
Resident Director -- Address: The Kilns, Lewis Close, Headington, Oxford OX3 8JD, ENGLAND; Telephone: 011-44-1865-741865; E-mail: thekilns@cslewis.org.
What other Lewis and Inklings related sites are in Oxford? Back to top
If you are interested in taking your own walking tour of Oxford, we have a "Walking Guide of Lewis' Oxford" available for your reference. You may pick it up at The KIlns for a small donation, we can mail it to you in advance for a fee of $5.00, or you may download it from our website here.
Where can I stay in Oxford? Back to top
For information covering services and accomodations in Oxford, you are encouraged to contact the City of Oxford's Tourist Information Centre at www.oxfordcity.co.uk.
Are you affiliated with Ron Brind's C.S. Lewis Tour or its related websites (visitthekilns.com, cslewistours.co.uk, picturesofengland.com)? Back to top
No. The C.S. Lewis Foundation is not affiliated with Ron Brind, his tours, or his websites.
For a tour of The Kilns, please refer to the information here.
C.S. LEWIS' WORKS
Do you own the rights to C.S. Lewis' literature? Back to top
No. The C.S. Lewis Foundation does not own the rights to or receive any financial support or royalties from the works of C.S. Lewis. The CSLF is an operating educational foundation that is primarily supported by the generous gifts of donors.
How do I obtain the rights to Lewis' works? Back to top
To receive information the rights to Lewis' works, please contact us and we will send you the information on how to contact the C.S. Lewis Company Ltd.:
I would like to translate/find a translation of Lewis' writings. Do you have information about Lewis' works in foreign languages? Back to top
All foreign language inquiries concerning C.S. Lewis' works are handled by HarperCollins Publishers in the UK. Please contact:
HarperCollins Publishers, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8JB, ENGLAND
Customer Service Telephone number: 08707-871724 (From U.S., dial 011-44-8707-871724)
E-mail address for international trade queries/catalogues: overseas.sales@harpercollins.co.uk
I would like to buy one of C.S. Lewis' books. Where can I do this? Back to top
The CSLF runs an Amazon.com affiliate web bookstore with a full list of C.S. Lewis works. You can find it by clicking here.
When you purchase your books and films through our bookstore, we receive a referral percentage of the sale of each book, at no extra cost to you!
EVENTS - SUMMER INSTITUTE, FACULTY FORUM, REGIONAL RETREATS
When is your next conference/retreat/seminar? Back to top
For complete conference information, please refer to our Upcoming Programs Page by clicking here.
What are C.S. Lewis Foundation events like? Back to top
Our conferences and retreats are a unique mixture of scholarship, worship, fellowship, and the arts. Music, dance, and other artistic performances accompany lectures by top scholars on a variety of topics related to Christianity and C.S. Lewis. There is also time set aside for breakout sessions and other opportunities to get to know fellow conferees and "go deeper" into the questions and issues brought up by our speakers.
Can I apply for a scholarship or financial assistance to attend one of your events? Back to top
We do offer scholarships and financial assistance for some of our events, particularly our Summer Institutes. Please contact us for more information.
C.S. LEWIS COLLEGE
What is the current status of the college? Back to top
C.S. Lewis College is currently in the fundraising stage. Money must be raised for the initial few years of operations before the College will be officially opened.
Where will the college be located? Back to top
C.S. Lewis College will be located on a beautiful campus in Northfield, Massachusetts, acquired for this purpose by Hobby Lobby, a privately held retail chain of arts and crafts stores based in Oklahoma City, OK
What kind of college will it be? Back to top
The college will be a fully accredited, four-year “Great Books” college with a School of the Visual and Performing Arts.
The College will be rooted in the historic Christian faith and so structured as to ensure its fidelity to that profession. It will be characterized by a firm commitment to "Mere Christianity," and therefore be inclusive of Christians of all traditions. In the spirit of C.S. Lewis, the envisioned college will actively encourage opportunities to discover the vitality and profound relevance of the Christian faith as it is lived openly within the larger pluralistic setting of mainstream colleges and universities.
What is a "Great Books" college? Back to top
A "Great Books" college is so named because of the centrality of the great books of western civilization to the college curriculum. For a more specific definition of a great books education, please click here to read a Wikipedia article or visit the websites of Thomas Aquinas College and St. John's College, two examples of current great books colleges.
COPYRIGHT QUESTIONS
Where can I find and obtain the rights to photographs of C.S. Lewis? Back to top
The Marion E. Wade Center owns the rights to most C. S. Lewis images. For more information, contact:
Heidi Truty, Photo Collection Archivist, The Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (630) 752-5106; Fax: (630) 752-5459
Heidi.N.Truty@wheaton.eduThe rights to other Lewis images are held by:
- The National Portrait Gallery http://www.npg.org.uk
- The Hulton Archive - http://www.hultonarchive.com/ (You must register and create a personal login in order to access their search engine). They have 4 or 5 photos
Where can I find recordings of Lewis' voice? Back to top
There are very few actual recordings of Lewis's voice which survive today, consisting of:
- A reading of The Four Loves, originally produced by the Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation (now called the Episcopal Media Center) in 1958, with a new edition done in 1994 distributed by Word. https://httpsafe.com
- C.S. Lewis Speaks His Mind, also produced by the Episcopal Media Center
- Some of the material found in the audio edition of Mere Christianity, mostly read by Michael York, but with some parts (excerpts from book four) in Lewis's own voice, which are the only surviving recordings form the original radio broadcasts of the series.
How do I obtain the rights to one of the images on your website? Back to top
Please contact us by clicking here to go to our contact page. Fill out the contact form, indicating which image you are interested in (please give the URL of the webpage along with a description of the photo). Please note that there may be a fee for use of the image.