April 26: Life on the Silent Planet: That Hideous Strength
On Sunday, April 26, we'll return to our discussion of Life on the Silent Planet: Essays on Christian Living from C. S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy. Our next topic is That Hideous Strength. The book is twice as long as the first two in the trilogy, and there are six, instead of three, related essays. We'll begin the discussion in April with the first three essays:
"Selling the Well and the Wood: That Hideous Strength and Abolition of Matrimony" by Michael Ward
"Lewis's Apocalypse and Ours" by Joseph Minich
"The Untabled Law of Nature" by Colin Redemer
Then on May 24, we will continue with the last three essays:
"Arthur in Edgestow" by Holly Ordway
"The Problem of Jane" by Susannah Black-Roberts
"Bureaucratic Speech in That Hideous Strength" by Jake Meador
We thank Joel Heck for a wonderful presentation last month. Joel presented on two lesser-known—but not ordinary—people in the life of C. S. Lewis: J. A. W. Bennett and F. P. Wilson. Joel also let us know that "The Humane Medievalist," the inaugural lecture of J. A. W. Bennett, who succeeded C. S. Lewis in the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, is available for order through Joel's Lulu.com page, where one can also find The Lion That Roared and The Socratic Digest.
Their Future is Shining Bright: A Guide to Homeschooling in High School -- and Equipping Your Child for Success and Fulfillment in Adulthood—written by reading group member Rachel Kovac—is now available for ordering through Amazon. Congratulations to Rachel on the publication of her new book!
Wisdom & Wonder Conference will be held at Houston Christian University on Saturday, April 25. Paul Gould is the keynote speaker. His talk is titled "On Re-enchantment: Seeing, Delighting, Inviting."
George Fox University's C. S. Lewis Initiative presents The Undiscovered C. S. Lewis Conference on Sept. 24-27, 2026. Speakers and plans haven't been announced, but the previous conference in 2024 had an option for virtual attendance.
Central Texas C. S. Lewis is a reading group that meets in Austin, Texas.
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