Below is the preliminary schedule for the 2024 C.S. Lewis Conference & Faculty Forum. Please note that this is a preliminary schedule that is subject to changes as needed and will be updated as changes are made.
You can read the descriptions of our breakout sessions here.
Friday, November 1, 2024
| 1:30 PM | Check In for Early Arrival Sessions Attendees: First Floor, Campus Center/Hotel UMass |
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| 1:30 PM – 6:45 PM | Art Gallery and Gottwal’s Conference Bookstore open |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Early Arrival Session #1: “The Inklings and King Arthur” led by Dr. Sørina Higgins |
| 3:00 – 6:45 PM | Main Conference Check-In: First Floor, Campus Center/Hotel UMass |
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Early Arrival Session #2: “Lewis, the Inklings, and the Longing for Beauty” led by Dr. Sørina Higgins |
| Before 7:00 PM | Dinner on your own |
| 7:00 – 10:00 PM | Welcome & Introductions – Mary Pomroy Key, Steven Elmore, Joshua George, Scott B. Key |
| Opening Worship: – Amber Salladin (Music) – Jim Salladin (Devotional Message) |
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| Introduction of Bruce Herman – Brad Davis, Senior Fellow, C. S. Lewis Study Center | |
| Plenary One: “Braided-Beauty: A Cord of Three Strands That Must Not be Broken” by Bruce Herman | |
| Q&A – Bruce Herman with Brad Davis, Moderator | |
| Reception |
Saturday, November 2, 2024
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Gottwal’s Conference Bookstore open |
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| 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM | MORNING SESSION |
| Opening Worship: – Amber Salladin (Music) – Jim Salladin (Devotion) |
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| Introduction of Plenary Speaker by Scott B. Key | |
| Plenary Session #2: “The Splendor of Friendliness: Justice, Beauty, and the Common Good” by Margaret I. Hughes | |
| Break | |
| Whimsy – Brad Davis | |
| Introduction of Plenary Speaker by Gayne Anacker, Senior Fellow, C.S. Lewis Study Center | |
| Plenary Session #3: “Where Can Beauty Be Found in the Modern Economy?” by Jim Hartley | |
| 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Lunch on your own, with recommendation to visit the UMass Food Court |
| 1:00 PM – 3:45 PM | ACADEMIC ROUNDTABLE |
| Leader of Group I: Dr. Gayne J. Anacker | |
| Leader of Group II: Dr. Christopher Howell | |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| “Lewis and the Flourishing Life” led by Dr. Sørina Higgins | |
| “Gathering of Five-College Faculty, Administrators, and Adjuncts” led by Dr. Scott B. Key | |
| “Ministering to Students on the Five Colleges” led by Dr. Paul Sorrentino | |
| “Filming past the watchful dragons”: Christian Films or Films by Christians?” led by Ralph Linhardt and Kirk Manton | |
| 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Break |
| 2:15 – 3:15 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| “Didache: A Gathering of Day and Prep School Teachers” led by Brad Davis | |
| “C.S. Lewis and the Longing for ‘Joy’” led by Dr. Sørina Higgins | |
| “An Introduction to the Study Center Movement” led by Dr. Mary Pomroy Key and Dr. Karl Johnson | |
| 3:30 – 6:30 PM | Free Time |
| 6:30 – 7:30 PM | Dinner Together |
| 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM | EVENING SESSION |
| Opening Worship and Mini-Concert – Craig Sandford (introduced by Brad Davis) | |
| Break | |
| “Chesterton versus Shaw” by Frank Mihelich, director (introduced by Scott B. Key) | |
| Talk-Back with Frank Mihelich and Cast | |
| Break | |
| “Aslan’s Table” by Brad Davis |
Sunday, November 3, 2024
| Before 11:00 AM | Room Checkout |
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| 8:00 – 9:30 AM | Mass at St. Brigid’s Catholic Church, 122 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002 |
| 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM | MORNING SESSION |
| Morning Worship with Amber Salladin | |
| Panel Discussion: Plenary Speakers in discussion with Brad Davis | |
| Break | |
| Whimsy – Milena Martinez | |
| Final Plenary: “Christ and the Face of Beauty” by Jim Salladin | |
| Closing Worship: Jim and Amber Salladin | |
| Closing Words – Scott B. Key & Steven Elmore | |
| Closing Poetic Meditation: Brad Davis | |
| Doxology, led by Amber Salladin | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch on our own at UMass Hotel or in the area |
| 2:30 PM | Tours of C.S. Lewis Study Center, Northfield |