2014 C.S. Lewis Summer Conference, July 21-31, 2014, Oxford & Cambridge, England
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Registration begins early afternoon on July 21st. Programming ends late evening on July 30th. Room check out is morning of July 31st.
Oxford
(afternoon July 21st – morning July 26th)
Monday, July 21, 2014
| 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Conference Check-In | Keble College |
| 7:30 p.m. | Opening Service of Evening Prayer | University Church of St. Mary |
| President’s Welcome | J. Stanley Mattson | |
| Sermon | John Pritchard – “By It I See Everything Else” | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Opening Reception | Courtyard – University Church of St. Mary |
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayers / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Keble | Keble College |
| 9:00 a.m. | Morning Plenary Sessions | University Church of St. Mary |
| Worship and Meditation | Cherith Nordling & Institute Chorale | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Keynote Address | Os Guinness – “We All have Dirty Laundry Now – Western Freedom Beyond Both Virtue and Vice” |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Whimsy | Brian and Christina Jensen |
| 11:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Louis Markos – “Virtue and Vice in the Chronicles of Narnia” |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Afternoon Electives – Seminars & Workshops | |
| Faculty Forum Academic Roundtable | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | Magdalen College Evensong (optional) | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together in college | Keble College |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Session – Traditional English Country Dance | The Mellstock Band, Oxford Town Hall |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Café | Keble College, hosted by Andrew Lazo |
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayers / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Keble) | Keble College Dining Hall |
| 9:00 a.m. | Morning Plenary Sessions | University Church |
| Worship and Meditation | Kallistos Ware | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Vishal Mangalwadi – “Corruption and the Culture of the Cross” |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Whimsy | Summer Institute Chorale |
| 11:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Diana Pavlac Glyer – “C.S. Lewis at the Table with Dante and Zeus: Pushing (Against) the Limits of Intellectual Hospitality” |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| Faculty Forum Luncheon optional: for college/ university faculty, administrators, trustees and graduate students | J. Stanley Mattson – “C.S. Lewis, The ‘Bonny Fighter’: Archetype for Effective Christian Faculty Engagement” | |
| 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Free afternoon | |
| Optional: Tour of The Kilns or Oxford Walking Tours | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together in college | Keble College Dining Hall |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Session – “The Weight of Glory”, “Living in an Atomic Age” (theatre) | University Church, Max McLean |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe | Keble College, hosted by Andrew Lazo |
Thursday, July 24, 2014
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayers / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Keble) | Keble College |
| 9:00 a.m. | Morning Plenary Sessions | University Church |
| Worship and Meditation | Kelly Monroe Kullberg | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Caroline Cox – “A Celebration of Heroes & Heroines: Faith on the Distant Frontlines – Challenge to Us on Our Home Fronts” |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Whimsy | Jennifer Rothschild |
| 11:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Michael Ward – “Ethical Considerations in Narnia” |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Afternoon Electives – Seminars & Workshops | |
| Faculty Forum Academic Roundtable | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner (on your own) | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Session – Orchestral & Choral Performance | City of Oxford Orchestra & Institute Chorale |
Friday, July 25, 2014
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayers / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Keble) | Keble College |
| 9:00 a.m. | Morning Plenary Sessions | University Church |
| Worship and Meditation | Cherie Harder | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Greg Thornbury – “Christian Virtues that Inspire Atheist Philosophers” |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Whimsy | Max McLean |
| 11:30 a.m. | Panel | “From Rumination to Reclamation: The Journey from Vision to Action” – Stan Mattson (Mod.) – D. Trotter, K. Kullberg, V. Mangalwadi, C. Harder, M. McLean, E. Metaxas |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Free afternoon | |
| Optional: Tour of The Kilns or Oxford Walking Tour | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together in college | Keble College Dining Hall |
| 7:00 p.m. | Free evening | |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe | Keble College, hosted by Andrew Lazo |
Saturday, July 26, 2014 (Transfer Day)
| 7:30 a.m | Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Keble) | Keble College |
| 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Coaches depart from Oxford to Cambridge | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Free afternoon | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner (on your own) | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Session Great St. Mary’s | An Evening of Music and Conversation: Martyn Joseph |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe | Robinson College, hosted by Andrew Lazo |
Cambridge
(afternoon July 26th – morning July 31st)
Sunday, July 27, 2014
| 7:30 a.m. | Morning Prayer / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Robinson) | Robinson College |
| 9:00 a.m. | Free morning | |
| Optional: Christian Heritage Tour of Cambridge | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Board Coaches for Ely | |
| 2:15 p.m. | Free time to explore Ely and the Cathedral | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Evensong Worship Service | Ely Cathedral |
| Sermon | Malcolm Guite – “Rooted and Grounded in Christ – The True Vine” | |
| 5:15 p.m. | Board Coaches for Cambridge | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together in college | Robinson College Dining Hall |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Session – Performances | |
| Group A: Dance | Amateur Dramatic Club, Ad Deum Dance Company | |
| Group B: Theatre | Robinson College Theatre, David Payne – “An Evening with C.S. Lewis” | |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe | Robinson College, hosted by Andrew Lazo |
| Sprinklings Writers Group |
Monday, July 28, 2014
| 7:15 / 7:30 a.m. | Morning Prayers / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Robinson) | Robinson College |
| 9:00 a.m. | Morning Plenary Sessions | Great St. Mary’s Church |
| Worship and Meditation | Jane Williams | |
| 9:45 a.m. | Plenary Address | Mark Pike – “Mere Education: C.S. Lewis, Moral Sense and Schooling for Character in 21st Century” |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Whimsy | Andrew Lazo |
| 11:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Peter Williams – “Surprised by Philia: The Virtue of Faithful Friendship” |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Afternoon Electives – Seminars & Workshops | |
| Faculty Forum Academic Roundtable | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together in college | Robinson College Dining Hall |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Session – Performances | |
| Group A: Theatre | Robinson College Theatre, David Payne – “An Evening with C.S. Lewis” | |
| Group B: Dance | Amateur Dramatic Club, Ad Deum Dance Company | |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe | Robinson College, hosted by Andrew Lazo |
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
| 7:15 a.m. | Morning Prayer / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Robinson) | Robinson College |
| 9:00 a.m | Morning Plenary Sessions | Great St. Mary’s Church |
| Worship and Meditation | John Morrison | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Joseph Loconte – “Reclaiming Virtue from the Ashes of the Great War” |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Whimsy | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Wilfred McClay – “The Two Faces of Conviction” |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Afternoon Electives – Seminars & Workships | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner together in college | Robinson College Dining Hall |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Session – Choral Performance | Institute Chorale, St. John’s College |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe | Robinson College, hosted by Andrew Lazo |
| Sprinklings Writers Group |
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
| 7:15 / 7:30 a.m. | Morning Prayer / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Robinson) | Robinson College |
| 9:00 a.m | Morning Plenary Sessions | Great St. Mary’s Church |
| Worship and Meditation | Scott Key | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Malcolm Guite – “The Great Dance: Love and the Virtues from Dante to Lewis” |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Whimsy | Summer Institute Chorale |
| 11:30 a.m. | Plenary Address | Eric Metaxas – “Following Faithfulness: Wilberforce and Bonhoeffer in Our Age” |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Free afternoon | |
| Optional: Christian Heritage Tours of Cambridge | ||
| 3:00- 4:30 p.m. | Faculty Forum Academic Roundtable: Special Session (for AR participants) | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Closing Service of Dedication with Eucharist | |
| Sermon | Stephen Cottrell – “From a Good Samaritan to a Dodgy Screwtape” | |
| 7:15 p.m. | Closing Reception | Robinson College Dining Hall |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bag End Cafe | Robinson College, hosted by Andrew Lazo |
Thursday, July 31, 2014
| 7:15 a.m. / 7:30 a.m. | Morning Prayer / Breakfast Opens in College (for those lodging at Robinson) | Robinson College |
| Departure |