An Inklings Weekend
Friday evening April 5 – Sunday noon April 7, 2024
Montreat College, Montreat, NC
Join us in the Misty Mountains (locally known by the elves as the Smoky Mountains) at Rivendell (known locally as Montreat College) near Black Mountain, NC as we consider
"Planets in Peril: Revisiting the Ransom Trilogy"
C. S. Lewis published Out of the Silent Planet in 1938 on a bet with J. R. R. Tolkien as a "one off."" Then, the war came. During the war, Lewis published two more science fiction stories with Elwin Ransom, a Cambridge philologist, at their center. Lewis used these stories to explore some dangerous trends in his culture that he thought threatened the moral order. As we gather in the beauty of the Misty Mountains, we will consider that continuing significance of these stories for our time.
Featuring music, worship, food, and good conversation, with:
David Downing, co-director of the Marion Wade Center at Wheaton College. One of the leading Lewis scholars in the world today, Downing is widely regarded as the leading authority on Lewis's science fiction trilogy which he explored in depth in Planets in Peril. He is the author of many articles and books on Lewis, including Into the Region of Awe, The Most Reluctant Convert, and Into the Wardrobe.
Don King has just published Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother: A Life of Warren Hamilton Lewis. He has also written a number of books about C. S. Lewis, Joy Davidman, and Ruth Pitter, including C. S. Lewis, Poet: The Legacy of His Poetic Impulse, Hunting the Unicorn: A Critical Biography of Ruth Pitter, and Yet One More Spring: A Critical Study of Joy Davidman. 
Hal Poe has just finished a three-volume biography of C. S. Lewis which is published by Crossway. He is the author of twenty books that deal with how the gospel intersects culture; including C. S. Lewis Remembered and The Inklings of Oxford.
REGISTRATION FEE - $75, students $25
Includes banquet on Saturday night
Registration form
All other meals may be taken in Black Mountain or at Montreat College.
Lodging - Participants may make reservations at a local hotel or B&B of your choice in Montreat or Black Mountain.
For further details, contact Hal Poe at 731-661-5404 or e-mail hpoe@uu.edu
Sponsored by The Inklings Fellowship, with support from Montreat College and Union University.
