Events

Below, please find a list of our upcoming and past events, with some links to their archived program pages. Please also visit our YouTube channel to watch videos recorded at many these past events.

2025

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
July 24 – 30, 2025	C.S. Lewis Summer Institute	Returning Home: C.S. Lewis, Roots, & Transformation	Belfast, Ireland

2024

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
Monthly, January through December	C.S. Lewis College Webinars	Various webinars, scheduled on a monthly basis. Recordings posted on our YouTube channel.	Online / Zoom Webinar
May 2 – 4, 2024	C.S. Lewis Writer’s Conference	Cultivating a Writer’s Life	Glen Eyrie, Colorado Springs, CO
July 20 – August 3, 2024	2024 C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars	C.S. Lewis’ 5 Big Ideas	Various venues, Oxford, England
November 1 – 3, 2024	C.S. Lewis Conference & Faculty Forum	Longing for Beauty and Justice: Restoring a “Commonweal”	University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

2023

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
Week 1: July 22-28 Week 2: July 30-August 5	2023 C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars	The Imagination and Apologetics of C. S. Lewis	Various venues, Oxford, England
Monthly, January through December	C.S. Lewis College Webinars	Various webinars, scheduled on a monthly basis. Recordings posted on our YouTube channel.	Online / Zoom Webinar
October 2023	C.S. Lewis Retreat	Remember the Signs: Faith, Knowing, & The Real in The Silver Chair	Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center, Navasota, Texas

2022

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
July 28 – August 5, 2022	C.S. Lewis Summer Institute	Surprised by Love: Cultivating Intellectual Hospitality in an Age of Uncertainty	Various venues, Oxford, England
Monthly, July through December	C.S. Lewis College Webinars	Various webinars, scheduled on a monthly basis. Recordings posted on our YouTube channel.	Online / Zoom Webinar

2021

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
December 3-5, 2021	C.S. Lewis Retreat	Feeding on the Truth: C.S. Lewis and the Psalms	Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center, Navasota, Texas
Monthly, July through December	C.S. Lewis College Webinars	Various webinars, scheduled on a monthly basis. Recordings posted on our YouTube channel.	Online / Zoom Webinar

2020

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
November 12-14, 2020	C.S. Lewis Virtual Summit	Deeper Magic: C.S. Lewis & the Serious Business of Heaven.	Online / Zoom Webinar
Monthly, July through December	C.S. Lewis College Webinars	Various webinars, scheduled on a monthly basis. Recordings posted on our YouTube channel.	Online / Zoom Webinar

2019

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
February 22-23	C.S. Lewis Conference & Faculty Forum	Through the Window to the Garden: C.S. Lewis & the Recovery of Virtue. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of The Abolition of Man	Kellogg West Center, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, California
Week 1: July 6-12 Week 2: July 14-20	2019 C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars		Oxford, England
November 15-17	The C.S. Lewis Retreat 2019	The Joyful Journey: Lewis, Tolkien, & the Creative Power of Friendship	Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas

2018

Dates	Event	Location
Week 1: July 14-20 Week 2: July 22-28	2018 C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars	Oxford, England

2017

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
July 24 – August 3	Oxbridge 2017 Summer Institute	Irrigating Deserts & Cultivating Gardens: Pursuing Calling with Purpose and Hope	Oxford and Cambridge, England

2016

Dates	Event	Theme	Location
July 8 – 10	The C.S. Lewis Summer Conference	Faith, Freedom, & the Public Square	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
July 16 – 22	C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars – Week 1	The Life Journey of C.S. Lewis	Oxford, England
July 24 – 30	C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars – Week 2	The Life Journey of C.S. Lewis	Oxford, England

2015

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1	The C.S. Lewis Retreat	Of This & Other Worlds: C.S. Lewis & the Call of Deep Heaven	Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas
July 11-17	C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars	The Enduring Legacy of C.S. Lewis	The Kilns, Oxford, England
July 19-25	C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars	The Enduring Legacy of C.S. Lewis	The Kilns, Oxford, England

2014

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
July 21 – 31	The C.S. Lewis Summer Institute (“Oxbridge 2014”)	Reclaiming the Virtues: Human Flourishing in the 21st Century	Oxford and Cambridge, England

2013

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
June 21-23	The C.S. Lewis Summer Conference	Living the Legacy: The Vision, Voice, and Vocation of C.S. Lewis	University of San Diego San Diego, CA
July 6-12	Summer Seminars at The Kilns		Oxford, England
July 14-20	Summer Seminars at The Kilns		Oxford, England
Nov. 8-10	C.S. Lewis Fall Conference	The Forge of Friendship: Tolkien, Lewis, & the Creative Impulse	Houston, Texas

2012

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
Nov. 9-11	The C.S. Lewis Retreat	Choosing Heaven: Eternity in the Here & Now	Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas

2011

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
June 5 – 11, June 12 – 18	Vacation with a Purpose		Northfield, Massachusetts
July 2 – 8, July 10 – 16	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at The Kilns		Oxford, England
July 26 – Aug. 3	Oxbridge 2011 Summer Institute	Paradigms of Hope: Transcending Chaos & Transforming Culture	Oxford & Cambridge, England
Oct. 27 – 30	2011 Southwest Regional Retreat & Writers Workshop	Fling Wide the Gates: C.S. Lewis & the Pursuit of Joy	Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas

2010

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
July 10 – 16, July 18-24, & July 1 – Aug 6	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at The Kilns		Oxford, England
July 11 – 17, July 18-24 & July 25-31	Vacation with a Purpose		Northfield, Massachusetts
Oct 29 – 31	Southwest Regional Retreat & Writers Workshop	Retreat: The Weight of Glory: Reflections on Longing & Belonging	Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas

2009

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
July 11 – 17, July 19-25, & Aug 1 – 7	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at The Kilns		Oxford, England
Oct 29 – 31	Southwest Regional Retreat & Writers Workshop	Retreat: The Company We Keep: Creativity & Community with C.S. Lewis & the Inklings	Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas

2008

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
July 5 – 11, & July 13 – 19	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at The Kilns		Oxford, England
July 28 – Aug. 8	Oxbridge 2008 Summer Institute	The Self and the Search for Meaning	Oxford & Cambridge, England
Oct 31 – Nov 2	Southwest Regional Retreat	Redeeming the Time: Overcoming “Screwtape” in our Everyday Lives	Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas

2007

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
June 28 – July 1	Summer Conference	Finding the Way: C.S. Lewis as Pilgrim Guide in a Pluralistic Age	First United Methodist Church & Univ. of San Diego, San Diego, CA
July 7 – 13, July 15 – 21, & July 28 – Aug 3	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at The Kilns	C.S. Lewis: Reason and Imagination	Oxford, England
Sep. 15	Southeast Regional Conference	Faith Set Free: C.S. Lewis and the Quest for Joy	Belmont Univ., Nashville, TN
Oct. 5 – 6	National Faculty Forum	The Crisis of the University: Freedom, Tolerance, and the Pursuit of Truth	Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Nov. 9 – 11	Southwest Regional Retreat	Seas, Islands, and Solid Ground: Navigating the False Infinites with C.S. Lewis	Camp Allen, Navasota, TX

2006

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
July 7 – 16	Summer Institute	Love Among the Ruins: On the Renewal of Character & Culture	Williams College, Williamstown, MA
July 8 – 14, July 16 – 22, & July 29 – Aug 4	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at The Kilns	A Great Destination	Oxford, England
Nov 10 – 12	Southwest Regional Retreat	Growing Up with C.S. Lewis (and Staying Young with Jack!)	Camp Allen, Navasota, TX

2005

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
July 2 – 8 & July 10 – 16	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at The Kilns	C.S. Lewis and the Permanent Things	Oxford, England
July 24 – Aug 5	Oxbridge 2005 Summer Institute	Making All Things New: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful in the 21st Century	Oxford & Cambridge, England
Nov. 18 – 20	Southwest Regional Retreat	Aslan on the Move: Narnia Revisited	Camp Allen, Navasota, TX

2004

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
Feb. 27-29	Southeast Regional Retreat	Re-Enchanting the Cosmos: The Imaginative Legacy of C.S. Lewis	The Cove, Asheville, NC
April 16-17	The University of Texas Ethics Conference	Foundations for Ethical Education in a Post-Enron Age	Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX
June 24-27	Summer Conference	The Fantastic Worlds of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien	Univ. of San Diego, San Diego, CA
July 3-9 & July 11-17	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at the Kilns	Poets and Poetry: C. S. Lewis, Joy Gresham & Ruth Pitter	Oxford, England
July 24 – 30 & Aug 1-7	Summer Seminars-in-Residence at the Kilns	C.S. Lewis & the Integrated Life: Critic, Apologist, Mythmaker	Oxford, England
Aug 18 – 29	C.S. Lewis Study Tour and Cruise	Dawn Treader Voyages	England, Ireland, & Wales
Nov. 19 – 21	Southwest Regional Retreat	Wrestling with Culture: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Spiritual Mentors	Camp Allen, Navasota, TX

2003

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
Feb. 21 – 23	Southeast Regional Retreat	Discovering Reality with C.S. Lewis	The Cove, Asheville, NC
June 19 -22	Summer Conference	A Celebration of Mere Christianity	Univ. of San Diego, San Diego, CA
July 13 – 19, July 27 – Aug 2, Aug 3 – 9	Summer Seminars in Residence at the Kilns	C.S. Lewis and the Soul’s Journey	Oxford, England
Oct. 11	National Faculty Forum Conference	Free Speech: Academic Freedom and Religious Expression	Univ. of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Oct. 31-Nov. 2	Southwest Regional Retreat	Discovering Reality with C.S. Lewis	Camp Allen, Navasota, TX

2002

Dates	Events	Theme	Location
July 14 – 27	Oxbridge 2002 Summer Institute	Time & Eternity	Oxford & Cambridge, England