The C. S. Lewis Society
of Chattanooga
PLEASE NOTE: If you have visited this site from an older link after 13 November, 2007, you will want
to go to www.cslewischattanooga.org
for our newer website.
We no longer keep this website up to date.
Our Charter (21 January, 2005):
We, the founding members of The C. S. Lewis Society of Chattanooga, Tennessee, herewith establish this Society according to the following principles and purposes:
(1) To bring together [people] in the local area who share for Clive Staples Lewis a special admiration and love and an active interest;
(2) To sharpen our minds and build one another up in the Christian faith through the reading and discussion of the works of C. S. Lewis.
(3) To establish and maintain communication with other Societies which are similarly engaged in promoting the spirit of the life and work of C. S. Lewis.
Society News
Go here for our news page.
PLEASE NOTE: The annual UTC C. S. Lewis Lecture for 2008 will be held on
31 March. The speaker will be Timothy George. We'll post more information
on the lecture as soon as it is available.
2007 Meeting Schedule
19 January: Continued discussion of The Weight of Glory.
16 February: Discussion of The Weight of Glory, "Why I Am Not a Pacifist",
and "Transposition".
16 March: Discussion of "Transposition" - we didn't get to it last time!
20 April: We will continue our introduction to the addresses found in
the book The Weight of Glory, starting with "Is Theology Poetry?" Our plan
for this book is to provide those attending with an overview of the flow of
Lewis' arguments so that they may afterwards be able to read them with
understanding. Thus, there is no need to read ahead of time; though it would
still be helpful.
18 May: We will conclude our study of The Weight of Glory.
No June meeting
20 July: We will view the lovely program from Duncan Entertainment
entitled The Magic Never Ends, which is on the life of C. S. Lewis.
To learn more about the program and read transcripts of interviews with our
friend Lyle Dorsett, Douglas Gresham, and Debra Winger, visit this website:
http://www.duncanentertainment.com/movie_lewis.php
. After viewing the program,
we will discuss what we have learned. We also plan to have copies of Joy
Davidman’s works for you to look through and a drawing for a copy
of Lewis' autobiography.
17 August: We will begin our study of Miracles by Lewis.
21 September: We are studying Lewis' book Miracles through the
autumn months. In Sept., we will continue our discussion beginning with chapter 4.
19 October: Continued discussion of Miracles.
16 November: We will finish our discussion of Miracles.
21 December: Our annual "White-Witch-Defying Christmas Party."
Meetings:
We normally meet the third Friday of every month, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., for discussion. If someone has not read the book we are currently reading, they are still welcome to attend. We foresee also having special lectures and other events in the future. The current meeting location is the house of the Vicar in St. Elmo.
Books previously discussed:
Feb., '05: The Great Divorce
A Chronological Introduction to Lewis' The Great Divorce
March-October, '05: Mere Christianity
November-Dec., '05: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Jan.-Oct., '06: The Screwtape Letters
A summary of Screwtape Letters 27-31 - WORD doc
Nov., '06 - May '07: The Weight of Glory
Organisation:
Our moderator is the Rev. David N. Beckmann, Vicar of St. Andrew's Anglican Church of Chattanooga.
Contact:
E-mail; Telephone: 423 825 1444.
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