C. S. Lewis and His Circle: Essays and Memoirs from the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society
Roger White, Judith Wolfe, and Brendan Wolfe
Abstract
For thirty years, the Oxford C. S. Lewis Society has met weekly in the medieval colleges of Oxford University. During that time, it has hosted as speakers nearly all those still living who were associated with the Inklings-the Oxford literary circle led by C. S. Lewis-, as well as authors and thinkers of a prominence that nears Lewis’s own. This book offers the reader a chance to join this unique group. The author has worked with Society past-presidents Brendan and Judith Wolfe to select the best unpublished talks, which are here made available to the public for the first time. They represent ... More
For thirty years, the Oxford C. S. Lewis Society has met weekly in the medieval colleges of Oxford University. During that time, it has hosted as speakers nearly all those still living who were associated with the Inklings-the Oxford literary circle led by C. S. Lewis-, as well as authors and thinkers of a prominence that nears Lewis’s own. This book offers the reader a chance to join this unique group. The author has worked with Society past-presidents Brendan and Judith Wolfe to select the best unpublished talks, which are here made available to the public for the first time. They represent the best of traditional academic essays, thoughtful memoirs, and informal reminiscences about C. S. Lewis and his circle. The reader will re-imagine Lewis’s Cosmic Trilogy with former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams; read philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe’s final word on Lewis’s arguments for Christianity; hear the Reverend Peter Bide’s memories of marrying Lewis and Joy Davidman in an Oxford hospital; and learn about Lewis’s Narnia Chronicles from his former secretary. Representing the best of both personal and scholarly engagement with C. S. Lewis and the Inklings, the talks collected here set a new tone for engagement with this iconic Oxford literary circle-a tone close to Lewis’s own Oxford-bred sharpness and wryness, seasoned with good humour and genuine affection for C. S. Lewis and his circle.
Keywords:
C. S. Lewis,
The Inklings,
Oxford University,
Oxford C. S. Lewis society,
Elizabeth Anscombe,
Joy Davidman
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780190214340 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: June 2015 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190214340.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Roger White, editor
Professor of Educational Ministries in the School of Theology, Azusa Pacific University
Judith Wolfe, editor
Supernumerary Teaching Fellow in Theology, St. John's College, Oxford
Brendan Wolfe, editor
Editor, Journal of Inkling Studies
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