New Book Collects Accounts from Those Influenced by C.S. Lewis

Andrew Lazo, a close friend and much valued contributor to the C.S. Lewis Foundation, and Marion E. Wade Center docent Mary Anne Phemister have gathered an amazing collection of stories of how C. S. Lewis continues to radically change people’s lives.  In their new book, Mere Christians: Inspiring Encounters with C. S. Lewis, (released 2/12/2009

“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

We Note with Sorrow the Passing of Richard John Neuhaus

The Christian world has lost a true and noble friend.  Father Richard John Neuhaus, 72, died on January 8th, from complications of cancer. A leading public intellectual, Fr. Neuhaus was the founder and editor-in-chief of the journal, “First Things” and co-founder (with Chuck Colson) of the ecumenical forum, “Catholics and Evangelicals Together.” His most influential

Bruce Herman Exhibition Next Week at Westmont College

A new exhibition of the paintings of Bruce Herman, one of our faculty from Oxbridge 2008 and Williams 2006, is set to show at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, beginning next week.  Here is some information from the Westmont College website: A new exhibition by painter Bruce Herman, “Miriam – Virgin Mother,” explores the