Lewis Festival Scholar Series

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A series of CS Lewis Festival’s lecture archives featuring some of the finest and most respected authors, lecturers, and scholars in the world…. on C.S. Lewis. You can easily navigate the list of speakers covering specific themes including C.S. Lewis and War; The Surprising Imagination of C. S. Lewis; C.S. Lewis in Music and Poetry: The Divine Comedy; C.S. Lewis and Film; and Women and C.S. Lewis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There are also stand-alone video interviews with renowned authors including Philip Yancey, Ann Voskamp, and Dr. Jerry Root. These may be watched at https://www.youtube.com/@c.s.lewisfest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now it’s time to enter the wardrobe and do a deep dive on C. S. Lewis!

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"Arguing with Jack" Sarah Arthur, Ep. 3 LFSS Season 5

Aug 04 2023 51 mins

Today’s podcast features Festival Co-Founder Sarah Arthur. Sarah is the author of a dozen nonfiction books on the intersection of faith and great literature. She shares a profound, multifaceted talk on her love of Lewis and her argument with him based on the Festival’s 2022 theme, “Women and C.S. Lewis.” For more information on the annual C.S. Lewis Festival that takes plac

"Reflections and Women and C.S. Lewis" Ann Voskamp Ep. 2 LFSS Season 5

Jul 28 2023 48 mins

Ann Voskamp was the featured speaker in 2022 at the annual C.S. Lewis Festival in Petoskey, Michigan. Her talk, Reflections and Women and C.S. Lewis, took place at the Saturday Seminar at Great Lakes Center for the Arts. It is a story of women, C.S. Lewis, and a story that moves far beyond the walls of the world. For more information on the annual C.S. Lewis Festival that takes pla

"On Jack, Struggles, Joy, and WAYMAKER" Ann Voskamp Ep. 1 LFSS Season 5

Jul 27 2023 71 mins

The C.S. Lewis Festival welcomed best-selling author Ann Voskamp as keynote speaker in 2022. At a sold-out event at Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Ann talked about the joy combined with the profound struggles she went through in writing her latest book WAYMAKER: Finding the way to the life you’ve always dreamed of. It is a deeply personal and moving talk and includes a poignant

"What does it take to be intentional..." Kristen Johnson Ep. 3 LFSS Season 4

Dec 23 2022 62 mins

This episode features Kristen Johnson, Professor of Theology and Christian Formation at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. In 2018, Kristen was named as one of the "New Female Theologians Worth Knowing" by Christianity Today. This recording is of her lecture "The Inner Ring: How C.S. Lewis can help us Engage Friendship, Community and our Deep Differen

"Life has no better gift to give" Providential Friendship by Trygve Johnson, Ep. 2 of LFSS Season 4

Dec 16 2022 49 mins

Hear Trygve Johnson share on a deeply personal and profound topic, Providential Friendship: How God used a simple friendship to inspire the imagination of the Christian faith. His talk delves into the concept of providence in friendships and the specific, God-inspired friendship of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien.

"Where the Light Fell" Philip Yancy: Ep.1 of LFSS Season 4

Dec 09 2022 37 mins

David Crouse sits down with Philip at the majestic Great LakesCenter for the Arts in Bay Harbor, Michigan. Over 300 attended in what turned out to be a deeply personal interview with Philip on the cusp of the launch of, what Philip said, is the most important book he’s ever written, his auto-biography, Where the Light Fell. Publishers Weekly calls it “a gripping memoir”.

LFSS Interview Special: "Carolyn Curtis on Women and C.S. Lewis"

Jun 17 2022 25 mins

LFSS Interview Special: "Ann Voskamp on WayMaker and C.S Lewis"

May 13 2022 30 mins

Join us for a very special interview with renowned author Ann Voskamp! Festival Co-Founder David Crouse sits down for a zoom interview with Ann to discuss her new book, life, and of course, C.S Lewis. Consider this a taste of the 2022 C.S Lewis Festival headlined by Ann Voskamp herself!

Ep. 3, Season 3 "CS Lewis & Dorothy L. Sayers at War" Crystal Downing

Feb 18 2022 49 mins

This is the third and final talk on C.S. Lewis and War delivered by esteemed author and Dorothy Sayers scholar Crystal Downing. Downing is Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College and co-holder of the Marion E. Wade Chair in Christian Thought at Wheaton College: a position she shares with her husband Dr. David Downing.Crystal spoke on how the two world wars influ

Ep. 2, Season 3 "Neither Patriot nor Pacifist but Patient" David Downing

Feb 11 2022 41 mins

The 2nd talk in this series, Lewis and War, is a marvelous presentation by Dr. David Downing, Co-Director, of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College and co-holder of the Marion E. Wade Chair in Christian Thought at Wheaton College: a position he shares with his wife Crystal Downing. The title of David’s talk is C.S. Lewis: Neither Patriot nor Pacifist but Patient