{"id":5889,"date":"2016-06-13T13:20:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T21:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/?p=5889"},"modified":"2016-10-20T13:23:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T21:23:27","slug":"interview-jim-buchholz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/interview-jim-buchholz\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Jim Buchholz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Steve Elmore<\/em><\/strong>: <strong>Give our readers some information about your work at California Baptist University and its mission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jim Buchholz:<\/em><\/strong> I\u2019ve been a Professor of Mathematics &amp; Physics at California Baptist University (CBU) for the past 27+ years. During that time, I have seen the college grow from JBs than 700 students to more than 8500.<\/p>\n<p>A popular sentiment and statement used about CBU is \u201cLive Your Purpose\u201d. This is to be accomplished by our students via four basic core outcomes: Academically Prepared, Biblically Rooted, Globally Minded and Equipped to Serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SE: <\/em>You are also involved in a film adaptation of Peter Kreeft&#8217;s book <em>Between Heaven and Hell<\/em>. Tell us more about this project and how the<\/strong><strong> C.S. Lewis Foundation events were involved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JB:<\/em><\/strong> While I have cultivated relationships with many friends via my encounters with the foundation, one relationship in particular has led me to a great adventure and collaboration with Peter Kreeft. Years ago I read Peter\u2019s book \u201cBetween Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis &amp; Aldous Huxley\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since then, I wanted to make it into a movie. Back when I first met Peter, we had lunch at a couple of Oxbridges, but I never had the guts to tell him my dreams for his book. Back then, I felt I wasn\u2019t ready yet as a screenwriter and filmmaker, and besides I believe a major studio had owned the movie rights to that book at the time. Flash forward to a few years ago, and I finally knew that I was ready (and the right person) to make this book into a movie.<\/p>\n<p>I approached Peter (and his publisher) and was able to acquire the movie rights to the book. I have now written the screenplay and am launching a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betweenheavenandhellthefilm.com\/\">Kickstarter Crowd Funding Campaign to turn this dream into a reality<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SE:<\/em><\/strong> for more information on Jim\u2019s Kickstarter Campaign and his film, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BetweenHeavenAndHellTheFilm.com\">BetweenHeavenAndHellTheFilm.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SE:<\/em><\/strong> <strong>What was your first experience with one of the Foundation\u2019s programs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JB:<\/em><\/strong> I first worked with the foundation in 1997-1998 helping prepare for Oxbridge 1998; the centennial birthday celebration year of C. S. Lewis. Calbaptist had given me a sabbatical to work with the Foundation in creating its first \u201cScience and Religion Symposium\u201d session as part of Oxbridge 1998. I was the founder and director of the symposium that year and also directed the next two Science and Religion Symposiums at Oxbridges 2002 and 2005 (co-directed with Hal Poe in 2005).<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, I was able to more fully enjoy Oxbridge as viewer rather than a programmer running around worrying about everything. I have of course also attended many more local CSLF programs over the years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SE:<\/em><\/strong> <strong>How would you characterize the C.S. Lewis Foundation and its programs? What makes the Foundation different? Unique?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JB:<\/em><\/strong> The C. S. Lewis Foundation and Programs bring a rich breadth of people to its events. Different ages, backgrounds and fields of study come together, especially at Oxbridge to learn, discuss and collaborate. 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