Newly released documentation about the 1961’s Nobel Prize for Literature selection process was just released. Among the revelations: that C.S. Lewis nominated his friend and fellow Inkling, J.R.R. Tolkien, for The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien’s nomination was rejected by the committee, with one of the committee members stating that Tolkien’s prose “has not in […]
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Today Is the 48th Anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s Death
C.S. Lewis died on November 22, 1963, just seven days shy of his 65th birthday on November 29th. Today is the 48th anniversary of his death, the same day that President John F. Kennedy and writer Aldous Huxley died. In “Living the Legacy” of C.S. Lewis, we at the Foundation don’t seek to idolize the […]
The Great Divorce Comes to California Baptist University
For those of you living in Southern California, California Baptist University is presenting a theatrical adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce starting this weekend. In addition, don’t miss the post-show discussions with C.S. Lewis Foundation’s Vice President, Dr. Gayne Anacker, and our close friend, Dr. Scott Key! California Baptist University Theatre Arts presents A […]
All that I Hoped It Would Be and More
Thinking of attending the Southwest Retreat next month? Want to find out more about it? Here’s Curlonda Simm’s article about her experience at the Writers Workshop portion last year. We hope you can join us ! Click here for more information and to register. The C.S. Lewis Writers Workshop at Camp Allen was all that […]
Till We Have Faces: Playing in San Diego – This Week Only
For those of you in the Southern California area, we would like to announce that Lamb’s Players Theatre is currently performing its 1 week run of Till We Have Faces, which they originally presented this summer in Cambridge, England, at our C.S. Lewis Summer Institute. We greatly encourage you to attend this performance of what […]