Brett McCracken, one of our dear friends and former C.S. Lewis Foundation Intern and Conference Registrar, is currently writing a book about Christian “hipsters” and is taking a research/writing trip to New York City, London, Oxford and Paris, including a short stay at The Kilns as part of the Scholars-in-Residence program. Here’s an excerpt from […]
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Upcoming C.S. Lewis Foundation Events
Just wanted to update everyone on our upcoming events since we’ve just added some new information online: Summer Seminars in Residence at The Kilns Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to explore the life and works of C.S. Lewis with a small group of fellow travelers while residing in C.S. Lewis’ beloved home, The Kilns! Join […]
A Visit to The Kilns and Oxford
Oxford has a way of getting under your skin-I’d been there for Oxbridge 2008, been there years earlier for conferences and such. Churches! Libraries! Bookstores! Spires! But every visit had been characterized by hurrying through Oxford: pushing along the crowded sidewalks, running from one conference session to another, busing en masse to see the sights, […]
March 2009 Update from the C.S. Lewis Study Centre at The Kilns
News from The Kilns – March 2009 January was certainly a bleak midwinter, with hard frost and bone-chilling cold that transformed the surroundings of the Kilns into Narnia’s winter. While this landscape was very lovely to see through Jack’s bedroom window, even a brief venture out of doors was immediately a reminder of the intense […]
One of the Most Important Windows
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting our friends and conference faculty members, Malcolm Guite and Diana Glyer, at the C.S. Lewis Study Centre at The Kilns. After their visit, Diana posted up a few photos of her stay. Upon seeing the photo of the window behind C.S. Lewis’ desk (reprinted here), Malcolm commented: Surely […]