C. S. Lewis Society Book and Film Club of the Bay Area
Meetings are held bi-weekly at 7:00 p.m. to read and discuss books by C. S. Lewis and others. To attend or inquire with questions, please phone 510-635-6892 or email to info@lewissociety.org
Meetings are held bi-weekly at 7:00 p.m. to read and discuss books by C. S. Lewis and others. To attend or inquire with questions, please phone 510-635-6892 or email to info@lewissociety.org
Date | Book Title | Author | Moderator |
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January 10 | The Last Battle | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
January 24 | The Last Battle | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
February 7 | Descent of the Dove | Charles Williams | Eric Rauscher |
February 21 | Descent of the Dove | Charles Williams | Eric Rauscher |
March 6 | A Severe Mercy/A Grief Observed | Sheldon Vanauken/C. S. Lewis | Chris King |
March 20 | A Severe Mercy/A Grief Observed | Sheldon Vanauken/C. S. Lewis | Chris King |
April 3 | Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
April 17 | Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
May 1 | Weight of Glory | C. S. Lewis | Mary L. G. Theroux |
May 15 | Weight of Glory | C. S. Lewis | Mary L. G. Theroux |
May 29 | Beowulf | Tolkien translation | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
June 12 | Beowulf | Tolkien translation | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
June 26 | 4 Loves | C. S. Lewis | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
July 10 | 4 Loves | C. S. Lewis | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
July 24 | The Ball and the Cross | G. K. Chesterton | Chris King |
August 7 | The Ball and the Cross | G. K. Chesterton | Chris King |
August 21 | Letter to the American Church | Eric Metaxas | Patricia Archer |
September 4 | Letter to the American Church | Eric Metaxas | Patricia Archer |
September 18 | Mere Christianity | C. S. Lewis | José Maria J. Yulo, Ed.D. |
October 2 | Mere Christianity | C. S. Lewis | José Maria J. Yulo, Ed.D. |
October 16 | The Reason for God | Timothy Keller | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
October 30 | The Reason for God | Timothy Keller | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
November 13 | Lifting the Veil | Malcolm Guite | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
December 4 | Fellowship of the Ring movie | Peter Jackson, Director |
Date | Book Title | Author | Moderator |
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January 11, 2023 | The Magicians Nephew | C. S. Lewis | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
January 25, 2023 | The Magicians Nephew | C. S. Lewis | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
February 8, 2023 | Return of the God Hypothesis | Stephen C. Meyer | Paul Ashby, Ph.D. |
February 22, 2023 | Return of the God Hypothesis | Stephen C. Meyer | Paul Ashby, Ph.D. |
March 8, 2023 | The Man Who Was Thursday | G. K. Chesterton | Chris King |
March 22, 2023 | The Man Who Was Thursday | G. K. Chesterton | Chris King |
April 5, 2023 | On the Incarnation | Saint Athanasius | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
April 14-16, 2023 | Conference: Cancelled | ||
May 3, 2023 | Selections from Taliessin through Logres | Charles Williams | Eric Rauscher |
May 10, 2023 | Selections from The Region of the Summer Stars | Charles Williams | Eric Rauscher |
May 31, 2023 | Present Concerns | C.S. Lewis | Mary L.G. Theroux |
June 14, 2023 | Present Concerns | C.S. Lewis | Mary L. G. Theroux |
June 28, 2023 | Till We Have Faces | C.S. Lewis | Paul Ashby, Ph.D. |
July 12, 2023 | Till We Have Faces | C.S. Lewis | Paul Ashby, Ph.D. |
July 26, 2023 | Letters to an American Lady | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
August 9, 2023 | Letters to Children | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
August 23, 2023 | Perelandra | C. S. Lewis | Patricia Archer |
September 6, 2023 | Perelandra | C. S. Lewis | Patricia Archer |
September 20, 2023 | Jesus Through the Centuries | Jaroslav Pelikan | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
October 4, 2023 | Jesus Through the Centuries | Jaroslav Pelikan | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
October 18, 2023 | A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War | Joseph Loconte | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
November 1, 2023 | Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? | Timothy Keller | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
November 15, 2023 | Orthodoxy | G. K. Chesterton | José M. Yulo, Ed.D. |
November 29, 2023 | Orthodoxy | G. K. Chesterton | José M. Yulo, Ed.D. |
December 13, 2023 | The Fantasy Makers (movie) | Andrew Wall, Director |
Date | Book Title | Author | Moderator |
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January 12, 2022 | The Great Divorce | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
January 26, 2022 | The Great Divorce | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
February 9, 2022 | Is Atheism Dead | Eric Metaxas | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
February 23, 2022 | Is Atheism Dead | Eric Metaxas | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
March 9, 2022 | The Horse and His Boy | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
March 23, 2022 | The Horse and His Boy | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
April 6, 2022 | Tolkien's Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages | Holly Ordway | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
May 4, 2022 | Tolkien's Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages | Holly Ordway | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
May 20 - 22, 2022 | An Evening with C. S. Lewis play | David Payne | Montgomery Theater, San Jose |
June 1, 2022 | In Quest of the Historical Adam | William Lane Craig | Paul Ashby, Ph.D. |
June 15, 2022 | In Quest of the Historical Adam | William Lane Craig | Paul Ashby, Ph.D. |
June 29, 2022 | Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography: Death, Dante and Lord Peter Wimsey | Colin Diriez | Mary L. G. Theroux |
July 27, 2022 | The Everlasting Man | G. K. Chesterton | José M. Yulo, Ed.D. |
August 10, 2022 | The Everlasting Man | G. K. Chesterton | José M. Yulo, Ed.D. |
August 24, 2022 | God in the Dock | C. S. Lewis | Graham Walker, Ph.D. |
September 7, 2022 | God in the Dock | C. S. Lewis | Graham Walker, Ph.D. |
September 21, 2022 | From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith | Louis Markos | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
October 5, 2022 | From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith | Louis Markos | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
October 19, 2022 | The Story of the Family | G. K. Chesteron | Dale Ahlquist |
November 2, 2022 | The Screwtape Letters | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
November 16, 2022 | The Screwtape Letters | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
November 30, 2022 | Surprised by Joy | C. S. Lewis | Mary L. G. Theroux |
December 14, 2022 | Movie: The Most Reluctant Convert | Directed by Norman Stone |
Date | Book Title | Author | Moderator |
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January 13, 2021 | The Silver Chair | C. S. Lewis | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
January 27, 2021 | The Silver Chair | C. S. Lewis | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
February 10, 2021 | The Pilgrim's Regress | C. S. Lewis | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
February 24, 2021 | The Pilgrim's Regress | C. S. Lewis | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
March 10, 2021 | The Book That Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization | Vishal Mangalwadi | Vishal Mangalwadi, LL.D., and J. Stanley Mattson, Ph.D. |
March 24, 2021 | The Book That Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization | Vishal Mangalwadi | Vishal Mangalwadi, LL.D., and J. Stanley Mattson, Ph.D. |
April 7, 2021 | 7 More Men | Eric Metaxas | Mary L. G. Theroux |
April 21, 2021 | 7 More Men | Eric Metaxas | Mary L. G. Theroux |
May 5, 2021 | The Inklings and King Arthur | Sørina Higgins | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
May 19, 2021 | The Inklings and King Arthur | Sørina Higgins | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
June 2, 2021 | That Hideous Strength | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
June 16, 2021 | That Hideous Strength | C. S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
June 30, 2021 | Christian Reflections | C. S. Lewis | Mary L. G. Theroux |
July 14, 2021 | Christian Reflections | C. S. Lewis | Mary L. G. Theroux |
July 28, 2021 | Progress and Religion | Christopher Dawson | José M. Yulo, Ed.D. |
August 11, 2021 | Progress and Religion | Christopher Dawson | José M. Yulo, Ed.D. |
August 25, 2021 | The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady | Gerald Morris | Gerald Morris and Graham Walker, Ph.D. |
September 8, 2021 | The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf | Gerald Morris | Gerald Morris and Graham Walker, Ph.D. |
September 22, 2021 | Beauty | Roger Scruton | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
October 6, 2021 | The Abolition of Man | C. S. Lewis | Gavin Colvert, Ph.D and Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
October 20, 2021 | No Meeting | ||
November 3, 2021 | No Meeting: The Most Reluctant Convert movie | C. S. Lewis | AMC Bay Street or Other Theater (No-host) |
November 17, 2021 | Chance or the Dance? A Critique of Modern Secularism | Thomas Howard | Scott Hoover |
December 1, 2021 | Chance or the Dance? A Critique of Modern Secularism | Thomas Howard | Scott Hoover |
December 15, 2021 | Movie: It's a Wonderful Night | Directed by Frank Capra |
Date | Book Title | Author | Moderator |
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Jan. 15 | Voyage of the Dawn Treader | by C.S. Lewis | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
Jan. 29 | Voyage of the Dawn Treader | by C.S. Lewis | Mark E. Hofman, M.Div. |
Feb. 12 | The Everlasting Man | by G.K. Chesterton | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
Feb. 26 | The Everlasting Man | by G.K. Chesterton | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
Mar. 11 | Pensées | by Blaise Pascal | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
Mar. 25 | Pensées | by Blaise Pascal | Graham H. Walker, Ph.D. |
Apr. 8 | A Grief Observed | by C.S. Lewis | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
Apr. 22 | A Grief Observed | by C.S. Lewis | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
May 6 | Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness | by Eric Metaxas | Mary L.G. Theroux |
May 20 | Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness | by Eric Metaxas | Mary L.G. Theroux |
Jun. 3 | Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed | by Douglas Axe | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
Jun. 17 | Lecture: Maxwell's Angel | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. | |
Jul. 1 | "The Heavens" in The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature | by C.S. Lewis | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
Jul.15 | Film: The Narnia Code | Dir. Norman Stone | |
Jul. 29 | The Crisis of Western Education | by Christopher Dawson | José M. Yulo, Ed.D. |
Aug. 19 | The Crisis of Western Education | by Christopher Dawson | José M. Yulo, Ed.D. |
Aug. 26 | Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry | by Owen Barfield | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
Sep. 9 | Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry | by Owen Barfield | Andrew A. Dósa, Esq. |
Sep. 23 | Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women | by George MacDonald | Mark E. Hofman, M. Div. |
Oct. 7 | Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women | by George MacDonald | Mark E. Hofman, M. Div. |
Oct. 21 | The Gospel in Dorothy L. Sayers: Selections from Her Novels, Plays, Letters, and Essays | by Carole Vanderhoof | Mary L.G. Theroux |
Nov. 4 | The Gospel in Dorothy L. Sayers: Selections from Her Novels, Plays, Letters, and Essays | by Carole Vanderhoof | Mary L.G. Theroux |
Nov. 18 | An Evening with David Payne | David J. Theroux |
Date | Book Title | Author | Moderator |
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Jan. 16 | Prince Caspian | by C. S. Lewis | Mary L. G. Theroux |
Jan. 30 | Prince Caspian | by C. S. Lewis | Mary L. G. Theroux |
Feb. 13 | The World's Last Night: And Other Essays | by C. S. Lewis | Andrew Dósa, Esq. |
Feb. 27 | The World's Last Night: And Other Essays | by C. S. Lewis | Andrew Dósa, Esq. |
Mar. 13 | Called: My Journey to C. S. Lewis's House and Back Again | Ryan J. Pemberton | Ryan J. Pemberton, M.Div. |
Mar. 27 | Darwin Devolves: The New Science About DNA that Challenges Evolution | by Michael J. Behe | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
Apr. 10 | Darwin Devolves: The New Science About DNA that Challenges Evolution | by Michael J. Behe | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
Apr. 24 | Movie: Prince Caspian | Directed by Andrew R. Adamson | |
May 8 | Manalive | by G. K Chesterton | Andrew Dósa, Esq. |
May 22 | Manalive | by G. K Chesterton | Andrew Dósa, Esq. |
Jun. 5 | 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos | by Jordan B. Peterson | Paul H. Vander Klay, M.Div. |
Jun. 19 | 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos | by Jordan B. Peterson | Paul H. Vander Klay, M.Div. |
Jul. 3 | Out of the Silent Planet | by C. S. Lewis | Andrew Dósa, Esq. |
Jul. 17 | Out of the Silent Planet | by C. S. Lewis | Andrew Dósa, Esq. |
Jul. 31 | The Judgment of the Nations | by Christopher Dawson | José M. J. Yulo, Ph. D. |
Aug. 14 | The Judgment of the Nations | by Christopher Dawson | José M. J. Yulo, Ph. D. |
Aug. 28 | The Dark Tower: And Other Stories | by C. S. Lewis | Mark Hofman, M.Div. |
Sep. 11 | The Dark Tower: And Other Stories | by C. S. Lewis | Mark Hofman, M.Div. |
Sep. 25 | The Problem of Pain | by C. S. Lewis | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
Oct. 9 | The Problem of Pain | by C. S. Lewis | Paul D. Ashby, Ph.D. |
Oct. 23 | The City of God | by Saint Augustine | Graham Walker, Ph.D. |
Nov. 6 | The City of God | by Saint Augustine | Graham Walker, Ph.D. |
Nov. 20 | Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis | by Patti Callahan | Stephanie L. Hofman |
Dec. 4 | Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis | by Patti Callahan | Stephanie L. Hofman |
Dec. 18 | Movie: Shadowlands | directed by Sir Richard S. Attenborough, CBE, starring Sir Anthony A. Hopkins, CBE, and Debra L. Winger |
Date | Book Title | Author |
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Jan. 10 | The Weight of Glory | by C.S. Lewis |
Jan. 24 | The Weight of Glory | by C.S. Lewis |
Feb. 7 | The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | by C.S. Lewis |
Feb. 21 | The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | by C.S. Lewis |
Mar. 7 | Bearing False Witness | by Rodney Stark |
Mar. 21 | Bearing False Witness | by Rodney Stark |
Apr. 4 | Till We Have Faces | by C.S. Lewis |
Apr. 18 | Till We Have Faces | by C.S. Lewis |
May 2 | God in the Dock | by C.S. Lewis |
May 16 | God in the Dock | by C.S. Lewis |
May 30 | Surprised by Hope | by N. T. Wright |
Jun. 13 | Surprised by Hope | by N. T. Wright |
Jun. 27 | George MacDonald | by C.S. Lewis |
Jul. 11 | George MacDonald | by C.S. Lewis |
Jul. 25 | Mere Christianity | by C.S. Lewis |
Aug. 8 | Mere Christianity | by C.S. Lewis |
Aug. 22 | Martin Luther | by Eric Metaxas |
Sep. 5 | Martin Luther | by Eric Metaxas |
Sep. 19 | Quarks, Chaos & Christianity, Questions to Science And Religion | by John Polkinghorne |
Oct. 3 | Quarks, Chaos & Christianity, Questions to Science And Religion | by John Polkinghorne |
Oct. 17 | Awaiting the King | by James K.A. Smith |
Oct. 31 | Awaiting the King | by James K.A. Smith |
Nov. 14 | Father Brown | by G. K. Chesterton |
Nov. 28 | Father Brown | by G. K. Chesterton |
Dec. 12 | Father Brown movie |
Date | Title | Author |
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Jan. 16 | The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion | by Rodney Stark |
Jan. 30 | The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion | by Rodney Stark |
Feb. 13 | The Hobbit | by J.R.R. Tolkien |
Feb. 27 | The Hobbit | by J.R.R. Tolkien |
Mar. 13 | The Pilgrim's Regress | by C.S. Lewis |
Mar. 27 | The Pilgrim's Regress | by C.S. Lewis |
Apr. 10 | Exposing Myths About Christianity | by Jeffrey Burton Russell |
Apr 24 | Exposing Myths About Christianity | by Jeffrey Burton Russell |
May 8 | Lilith | by George MacDonald |
May 22 | Lilith | by George MacDonald |
Jun. 5 | Augustine's Confessions | |
Jun. 19 | Augustine's Confessions | |
Jul. 3 | Letters to a Diminished Church | by Dorothy Sayers |
Jul. 17 | Letters to a Diminished Church | by Dorothy Sayers |
Jul. 31 | The Discarded Image | by C.S. Lewis |
Aug. 14 | The Discarded Image | by C.S. Lewis |
Aug. 28 | 1984 | by George Orwell |
Sep. 11 | 1984 | by George Orwell |
Sep. 25 | The Everlasting Man | by G.K. Chesterton |
Oct. 11 | The Everlasting Man | by G.K. Chesterton |
Oct. 23 | Christian Reflections | by C.S. Lewis |
Nov. 6 | Christian Reflections | by C.S. Lewis |
Nov. 20 | The Narnian | by Alan Jacobs |
Dec. 11 | The Narnian | by Alan Jacobs |
Date | Book Title | Author |
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Oct. 18 | The Abolition of Man: Or Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools | by C.S. Lewis |
Nov. 1 | The Abolition of Man: Or Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools | by C.S. Lewis |
Nov. 15 | The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses | by C.S. Lewis |
Nov. 29 | The Four Loves | by C.S. Lewis |
Dec. 13 | The Four Loves | by C.S. Lewis |