Newly released documentation about the 1961’s Nobel Prize for Literature selection process was just released. Among the revelations: that C.S. Lewis nominated his friend and fellow Inkling, J.R.R. Tolkien, for The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien’s nomination was rejected by the committee, with one of the committee members stating that Tolkien’s prose “has not in […]
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2011 Summer Institute Audio DVD Available
Our 2011 Summer Institute (Oxbridge) audio recordings are now available. We are selling the full set of 20 recordings on MP3 Data DVD for $80 (plus tax for those who live in CA). The DVD includes MP3 files that can be played on computers, most DVD and Blu Ray players, and several video game consoles. […]
A Word of Grace – January 2, 2012
Dear Friends: We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun till dine; But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne. — Robert Burns, 1788 A lot of us will make resolutions this New Year’s weekend. Behavioral scientists who study these things say that 85% of those resolutions will not lead […]
Merry Christmas from the C.S. Lewis Foundation
Merry Christmas! As we come to the close of a very full and fruitful year of ministry, we are deeply grateful for the faithful prayer and support of friends like you. Our best wishes to you and yours this Christmas season and throughout the New Year. The staff of the C.S. Lewis Foundation
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer Debuts
The trailer for next year’s film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey just debuted. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit, the first of the two films will be released in theatres on December 14, 2012. The second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will be released the following year on December 13, 2013. So […]