{"id":100,"date":"2025-04-09T17:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2025-06-03T21:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T04:09:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"100\" class=\"elementor elementor-100\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457caf0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"457caf0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57894c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57894c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c893081 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c893081\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299060fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"299060fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\">Home<\/a> <span class=\"eael-breadcrumb-separator\">|<\/span> <span class = \"eael-current\">Page<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3249402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3249402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oxbridge 2011 (Photo courtesy of Lancia E. Smith)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3aab3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a3aab3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28786a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b28786a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Education\/Learning and the Visual &amp; Performing Arts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ffa228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ffa228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the C.S. Lewis Summer Institute<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86f5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d86f5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of particular interest at the C.S. Lewis Summer Institute is the role of education and the arts, not only in contributing to the problems of our post-Christian world but, more importantly, in offering potential paths forward in seeking solutions to these problems.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cece9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8cece9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fcdc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1fcdc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The C.S. Lewis Summer Institutes offer a unique and intentional blend of worship, scholarship, and the arts for scholars, clergy, professionals, and laypersons from around the globe. Attendees rank the Summer Institutes among the very finest of conferences, offering experiences that have transformed their lives. The C.S. Lewis Summer Institute provides an environment that is \u201cMere Christian,\u201d with attendees drawn from a variety of denominational backgrounds, including mainline and evangelical Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox churches.<\/p><p>The morning program, each weekday, opens with hymn singing and a scripture meditation, followed by two lectures, each offered by distinguished scholars, and accompanied by a mid-morning coffee break and an artistic \u201cwhimsy,\u201d featuring various guest artists.<\/p><p>Three afternoons will feature small-group seminars on a variety of subjects.<\/p><p>Most evenings offer a feast of the arts, ranging from a hymn-sing at C.S. Lewis\u2019s grandfather\u2019s church, a c\u00e9il\u00ed<strong>,<\/strong> a choir concert, another by a singer-songwriter, to our after-hours \u201cBag End Caf\u00e9,\u201d an open microphone gathering for our registrants.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9600628 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9600628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3959d4 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3959d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrating 12 Years!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71a1aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71a1aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This international conference, known for integrating faith, reason, and imagination, will be convening in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 24 \u2013 30 July 2025 \u2013 marking the Foundation\u2019s 12<sup>th<\/sup> such summer gathering since July 1988.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16144c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d16144c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ececc77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ececc77\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a64a23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a64a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Oxbridge-1998.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1183\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Oxbridge-1998.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Oxbridge-1998-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Oxbridge-1998-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Oxbridge-1998-768x1152.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117ea04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"117ea04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aedadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aedadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Started in 1988<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e70e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e70e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f22a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f22a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Themes addressed to date include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97af1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"97af1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d55b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-feature-list\" data-id=\"14d55b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"-icon-position-left -tablet-icon-position-left -mobile-icon-position-left\">\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"eael-feature-list-14d55b5\" class=\"eael-feature-list-items circle stacked connector-type-classic eael-feature-list-vertical\" data-layout-tablet=\"vertical\" data-layout-mobile=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c470116\">\n                                            <span class=\"connector\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-tablet\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-mobile\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-0\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bookmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 512V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h288c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v464L192 400 0 512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">Oxford 1988<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">The Christian &amp; the Contemporary University<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8133c76\">\n                                            <span class=\"connector\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-tablet\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-mobile\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-1\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bookmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 512V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h288c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v464L192 400 0 512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">Oxford 1991<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Muses Unbound: Transfiguring the Imagination<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-eed7151\">\n                                            <span class=\"connector\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-tablet\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-mobile\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-2\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bookmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 512V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h288c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v464L192 400 0 512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">Cambridge 1994<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Cosmos &amp; Creation: Chance or Dance?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8505830\">\n                                            <span class=\"connector\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-tablet\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-mobile\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-3\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bookmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 512V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h288c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v464L192 400 0 512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">Oxbridge 1998<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Loose in the Fire: Centenary Celebration of the Birth of C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-bb4b6d3\">\n                                            <span class=\"connector\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-tablet\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-mobile\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-4\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bookmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 512V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h288c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v464L192 400 0 512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">Oxbridge 2002<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Time &amp; Eternity: The Cosmic Odyssey<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-44b785e\">\n                                            <span class=\"connector\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-tablet\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-mobile\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-5\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bookmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 512V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h288c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v464L192 400 0 512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">Oxbridge 2005<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Making All Things New: The Good, the True, &amp; the Beautiful<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6886d15\">\n                                            <span class=\"connector\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-tablet\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"connector connector-mobile\" style=\"right: calc(100% - 40px); left: 0;\"><\/span>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-6\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bookmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 512V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h288c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v464L192 400 0 512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h2 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\">Oxbridge 2008<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">The Self &amp; 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