Lecture Date: March 12, 2020
The Coldwell Banker Elite Lecture
Although Clive Staples Lewis died over a half-century ago, his works live on in the hearts and minds of countless readers, young and old, all over the world. From the Lewis Memorial recently installed in Poets' Corner to the new Narnia films scheduled for release by Netflix over the next decade, the life and legacy of an Oxford don born near the end of the 19th Century continue to impact the current one. In this talk, which features rare archival photographs, you will visit the places that Lewis knew and loved.
Speaker: Devin Brown Cancelled due to COVID-19
Devin Brown is a Lilly Scholar and Professor of English at Asbury University. He is the author of the most recent biography of C. S. Lewis, which includes a Foreword written by Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham. In addition to the many books he has written on Lewis and Tolkien, Devin also helped edit The Annotated Screwtape Letters. A frequent choice as a keynote speaker, in 2008 Devin served as Scholar-in-Residence at The Kilns, Lewis's house in Oxford.