The following post is from Cole Matson, one of our Scholars-in-Residence at The Kilns. Taken with permission from his blog The Unicorn Triumphant, Cole’s post gives his reaction about the recent C.S. Lewis College announcement and his ideas on the relationship of the arts, Great Books, and Christianity at the future college. Thank you Cole […]
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Greetings from Nan Rinella at The Kilns
DAY THREE-WEDNESDAY, August 5 Have you read Lewis, studied him, and longed to visit his home-the womb of his creation? I have, and I am here at The Kilns for the 2009 Summer Seminars. At the moment I am sitting in the upper garden surrounded by flowering trees, bushes, flowers-many of which I have not […]
My Work Here is Done
Reprinted with permission from Brett McCracken’s blog The Search It’s amazing what a week of focus, peace, quiet and no distractions can do for a writer. Being at the Kilns this past week has been that for me, and it’s paid off. I wrote two whole chapters in my book (I am now two chapters […]
What Does “Mere Christianity” Look Like?
Reprinted with permission from Brett McCracken’s blog The Search “It is at her centre, where her truest children dwell, that each communion is really closest to every other in spirit, if not in doctrine. And this suggests that at the centre of each there is a something, or a Someone, who against all divergencies of […]
The Gardens of The Kilns Featured as Part of the 160th Anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ Church
C.S. Lewis’ beloved home, “The Kilns,” will be a featured part of the 160th anniversary celebrations of Holy Trinity Church, in Headington Quarry. On Friday, a flower festival will feature seven of the area’s most beautiful flower gardens, including the garden at The Kilns. For more information, click here to read an article in The […]