"C.S. Lewis and the Soul's Journey"

Seminar Leader: Professor Jerry Root

Week II: July 13 - 19, 2003 - Available Space
Week III: July 26 - Aug. 1, 2003 - Full
Week IV: Aug. 3 - 9, 2003 - Full

Engaging the Mind

This year's series of "Summer Seminars in Residence" draws upon the literary legacy of C.S. Lewis to inform the respective journeys into both of the interior self and the "social/cultural self." We are pleased to welcome back Professor Jerry Root to guide us in a penetrating exploration of various aspects of the "Soul's Journey" as considered by Lewis.

Professor Jerry Root

In this seminar, Professor Jerry Root will guide his participants through the body of Lewis' published work, looking particularly at material that will enlighten and encourage each seminar participant in their respective pilgrim journey.

In his literary critical work on Charles Williams' Arthurian Poetry, Lewis observed that a core problem in life is "to retain poetic vision in the midst of hard thinking, to study 'precision' in your highest poetry...." Certainly this was one of Lewis' deepest concerns. The first book he wrote after his conversion to Christ was "The Pilgrim's Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity Reason and Romance."

In his search to find how the life of the mind and the deep longings of the heart might find concord, Lewis came to the conclusion that only Christianity could unite them with integrity.

What were the challenges he faced? What questions did he wrestle with? What kind of answers did he discover? In this seminar, Professor Jerry Root will guide his participants through the body of Lewis' published work, looking particularly at material that will enlighten and encourage each seminar participant in their respective pilgrim journey.

Topics include:
The Journey of Romance - Longings of the Heart
The Journey of Evil and Suffering - The Most Difficult Question
The Literary Life - A Sacramental Journey

This year's seminar offers a rich, engaging experience of both the soul and the culture surrounding it.

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