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 |
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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 |
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Week 1: July 14-20 Week 2: July 22-28 | 2018 C.S. Lewis Summer Seminars | Oxford, England |
2017
Dates | Event | Theme | Location |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Nov. 9-11 | The C.S. Lewis Retreat | Choosing Heaven: Eternity in the Here & Now | Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas |
2011
Dates | Events | Theme | Location |
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June 5 – 11, June 12 – 18 | Vacation with a Purpose | Northfield, Massachusetts | |
July 2 – 8, July 10 – 16 | Summer Seminars-in-Residence | Oxford, England | |
July 26 – Aug. 3 | Oxbridge 2011 Summer Institute | Paradigms of Hope: Transcending Chaos & Transforming Culture | Oxford & |
Oct. 27 – 30 | 2011 Southwest Regional Retreat & Writers Workshop | Fling Wide the Gates: C.S. Lewis & the Pursuit of Joy | Camp Allen, |
2010
Dates | Events | Theme | Location |
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July 10 – 16, July 18-24, & July 1 – Aug 6 | Summer Seminars-in-Residence | 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: | Camp Allen, |
2009
Dates | Events | Theme | Location |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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July 14 – 27 | Oxbridge 2002 Summer Institute | Time & Eternity | Oxford & Cambridge, England |