Today is the 114th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s birth in 1898 in Belfast. But what to do on the anniversary of the birth of someone we so admire? Do we memorialize the man with a quick tribute or a biography? Do we study and dissect his fiction, his “Mere Christian” non-fiction, or his scholarly work?
My Time in Narnia: The C.S. Lewis Retreat at Camp Allen
Crystal Sullivan Hurd kindly gave us permission to repost a blog post she wrote after attending the 2012 C.S. Lewis Retreat in Navasota, Texas. The original post appeared on her blog and can be found at http://crystalhurd.com/?p=474 At the conclusion of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Lucy and Aslan have an important exchange: “Oh Aslan,” said
A Word of Grace – Nov 26, 2012
Dear Friends, Sunset is a time of relief. That’s why sailors like to see a brilliant sunset. It usually means that a storm is clearing. It gave rise to an ancient mariner’s proverb that Jesus quoted to the Pharisees and the Sadducees: “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the
Today is the 49th Anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s Death
C.S. Lewis died on November 22, 1963, just seven days shy of his 65th birthday on November 29th. Today is the 49th anniversary of his passing, the same day that President John F. Kennedy and writer Aldous Huxley died. In “Living the Legacy” of C.S. Lewis, we at the Foundation don’t seek to idolize the
Recent Notable Visits to the Kilns
Debbie Higgins, Resident Director of the C.S. Lewis Study Centre (The Kilns) has shared with us a few photos of some recent notable visitors.