Breakout Sessions

 

'Guns and Good Company'

Joel Heck

 

"Guns and Good Company" is the title of Chapter 12 in Surprised by Joy, which is an allusion to the challenge of enemies and the blessing of good friends. This session will look at the lives of three different men who thought a lot like Lewis, but stood in different relationships with him.

 

First, we look at the scientist J. B. S. Haldane, who served as the model for Weston in Perelandra. Then we learn about C. E. M. Joad, a philosopher who came back to the Christian church through the influence of Lewis. Finally we focus especially on Warren Lewis, whose life paralleled that of his younger brother in terms of returning to the faith and encouraging the task of writing.

 

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A Complex Courtship: C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman’s Literary Love Life

Andrew Lazo

 

Perhaps no book more intrigues and frustrates Lewis readers and scholars alike as Till We Have Faces. In this breakout, Andrew Lazo will discuss the developing love between Lewis and Davidman and will also track the trajectory of Davidman’s integral role in the writing of Lewis’s last novel.

 

Drawn from original research from his current book project, Andrew’s session promises to intrigue, enlighten, and to help us understand the deep significance of how C. S. Lewis was truly surprised by Joy.This seminar will offer a comprehensive view of the life and works of C. S. Lewis with a focus upon how his imagination helped to shape his apologetics.

 

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C.S. Lewis & The Four Loves: Apologist for Friendship

Louis Markos

 

Information on this breakout session is coming soon.  

 

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Transforming Love - a Family Purpose

Don Wood

 

God shapes our lives through relationships. Understanding His purposes is a gift from God. Doing them is a gift to the next generation.

 

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For those of you attending our writers’ workshop we are offering a limited opportunity for you to have your work individually looked at and commented on by experienced writers.

Lael Arrington is an author with a heart for mentoring writers. She has published books with NavPress, Crossway and Zondervan, including one for which she worked with leading Christian writers including Philip Yancey, John Eldredge, James Scott Bell, Randy Alcorn and others, editing their contributions (see laelarrington.com). She has also helped secure publishing contracts, and edited proposals and manuscripts for others.

Lael is willing to have you get in touch with her via e-mail laela@laelarrington.com before the conference, and send her some of your work-a few pages of your writing or even a book proposal and sample chapter. You can then get together with her during registration on Thursday to schedule a time for discussing your work.

 

Kay Wood is an editor. An English major and English high school teacher, she has worked for both secular and Christian publishing companies and has edited books, sermons, scripts, etc. She has an eye for detail, consistency, and format. You can sign up at registration to meet with her and show her a sample of your work on Saturday.

Where Lael will be the one for critiquing content, Kay specializes in format, like chapter headings, table of contents, story outline. She looks for clarity and consistency.

Again, please submit only a brief representation of your work as Lael and Kay will only be available to a limited number of people, first come, first served.

 

 

Please note: Speakers and special guests are subject to confirmation.

 

To register, please click here to visit the Camp Allen Registration site
or call, toll-free, (866) 334-2267.