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C.S. Lewis Conference poster featuring a lion graphic, Oct. 9-10, 2025 dates, QR code; hosted by 91影视 Christian University.C.S. Lewis: Reason and Imagination

October 9-10, 2025
The College of Arts & Humanities and the School of Christian Thought are proud to present the 91影视 Christian University C. S. Lewis Conference: Reason and Imagination. Taking place on the 91影视 Christian University campus, this conference will feature a spectacular list of C.S. Lewis experts and thought-provoking speakers. The event will begin with a series of speakers who were selected from an open proposal call. These presentations will cover Lewis鈥� influence on scholarship, religious communities, literature, and the larger culture. Day one of the conference will culminate with the annual A. O. Collins Lecture. Leading C.S. Lewis scholar Michael Ward will be delivering this year鈥檚 lecture on the beloved Lewis character, Aslan. Day two of the conference will feature an international list of scholars covering topics on Lewis from a variety of academic disciplines. Don鈥檛 miss out on Friday鈥檚 banquet with a special address from Louis Markos. Michael Ward will complete the conference with the keynote address: 鈥淲hat has Anscombe to do with Narnia? From听惭颈谤补肠濒别蝉听to Chronicles.鈥�
Registration Pricing:
Standard registration- $55
Student registration- $20
Breakout presenter- $30
Program sponsor ($150)- includes attendance for one, name in the program, and thanked from stage.
Table sponsor ($300)- includes attendance for two, name in the program, thanked from stage, and table at the conference.
Please contact Trevor Harris (harristh@HC.edu) to inquire about sponsoring.

T-shirts available for purchase for $25 at time of registration (through Sep. 1)

General Schedule

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Day/Time
THURSDAY, OCT. 9
9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Breakout paper presentations鈥�> presentation schedule
 Hinton Center
7:00-9:00 p.m.
A. O. Collins Lecture:听 鈥淎slan at 75: Reflections on C.S. Lewis鈥檚 Christological Imagination.鈥�
Belin Chapel
Michael Ward
FRIDAY, OCT. 10
C. S. Lewis Conference
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Registration, with coffee
9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Belin Chapel
9:15-10:00 a.m.
(30-minute lecture with 15 minutes for questions)
Talk #1: 鈥淎 Case for Dismay: C.S. Lewis鈥檚 Moral Argument鈥�
Belin Chapel
Robert Garcia
10:00-10:45 a.m.
Talk #2: 鈥淕eorge MacDonald鈥檚 Influence on C. S. Lewis鈥�
Belin Chapel
Monika B. Hilder
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00-11:45 a.m.
Talk #3 鈥淩etrieving Natural Philosophy for Humanity鈥檚 Sake: Prophetic Warning and Exhortation in The Abolition of Man鈥�
Belin Chapel
Melissa Cain Travis
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Catered Lunch (available for purchase)
1:00-1:45 p.m.
Talk #4 鈥淛ust War, Proper Emotion, and Union with God: Lewis鈥檚 Christian Conception of the Morality of War鈥�
Belin Chapel
Chris Eberle
1:45-2:30 p.m.
Talk #5: 鈥淐. S. Lewis鈥檚 Nature Poetry: Yearning for Eden鈥�
Belin Chapel
Don King
2:30-3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00-3:45 p.m.
Talk #6: 鈥樷�淚t鈥檚 only a model鈥�: Thoughts on The Discarded Image and Disenchantment in the West鈥�
Belin Chapel
David Davis
5:00-7:15 p.m.
Banquet w/ Speech (available for purchase)
McNair Hall
Louis Markos
7:30-8:45 p.m.
Keynote Address: 鈥淲hat has Anscombe to do with Narnia? From Miracles to Chronicles鈥�
Belin Chapel
Michael Ward

Location
The conference is taking place on the campus of 91影视-
7502 Fondren Rd., 91影视, TX 77074.
Thursday paper presentation are taking place in the Hinton Center (building HC on campus map).
Friday conference is taking place in the Morris Cultural Arts Center (building MCAC on campus map).
Link to Campus Map. Visitor parking are Lots 2 & 5.

Freud鈥檚 Last Session play ad with discount code, ticket details, and headshots of Dr. Austin Freeman and Dr. Melissa Travis.

C. S. Lewis Conference attendees earn a 50% discount on tickets to the 2pm performance of 鈥淔reud鈥檚 Last Session鈥� on October 11! 鈥淚magine stepping into a room where two of history鈥檚 greatest minds battle it out over life鈥檚 biggest questions. Freud鈥檚 Last Session is a thrilling, thought-provoking play that brings together Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, and C.S. Lewis, famed author and theologian. Set in London on the eve of World War II, this gripping drama is filled with humor, tension, and deep philosophical debates.鈥� Join HTS professors and alumni for this great event!

For questions about the Call for Papers, contact Julianna Leachman (jleachman@HC.edu).
For general questions about the conference, contact Trevor Harris (harristh@HC.edu).