Below, please find a list of our events, with some links to their archived program pages. Please also visit our YouTube channel to watch videos recorded at many these past events.
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. Posted to YouTube | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Oxford, England | ||
July 11 – 17, July 18-24 & July 25-31 | Northfield, Massachusetts | ||
Oct 29 – 31 | Southwest Regional Retreat & Writers Workshop |
Retreat: The Weight of Glory: |
Camp Allen, |
Oct 29 – 31 | Southwest Regional Retreat & Writers Workshop |
Workshop: Writing Past the Watchful Dragons |
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 |
Oct 29 – 31 | Southwest Regional Retreat & Writers Workshop | Workshop: More Than A Hobby: Letting Community Take Your Creativity to a New Level | 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 |