Orthodox Education Day - emphasis on Christianity and l;iterature: Tolkien, Lewis and the Hunger Games

[Steve Hayes]

Saturday, October 6, 2012, for our annual Open House, Orthodox Education Day
(OED). This year's theme will be "Inklings of Glory: Godward Journeys with
Lewis and Tolkien," and features of the day will include:

* Lecture by Priest Andrew Cuneo (SVOTS alumnus '10), the first Oxford
University scholar ever to receive a doctoral degree on C.S. Lewis, and
currently the founding priest of St. Katherine of Alexandria Orthodox Mission
in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California

* Book Study for your parish book clubs or personal interest! Father Andrew
Cuneo, an expert on the writings and thought of C.S. Lewis will lead a
discussion on the book The Abolition of Man; please bring your book and
thinking caps!

* Lecture by Dr. Christopher Mitchell, director of the Marion E. Wade Center
at Wheaton College, which houses a major research collection by and about
seven British authors, including J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. View a lecture
by Dr. Mitchell, "Lewis and Tolkien: Scholars and Friends," here.

* Young People's Workshop by Dr. Kate Behr, professor of English at Concordia
College, on the book and movie sensation: "The Hunger Games."

http://www.svots.edu/events/save-date-orthodox-education-day-2012-focus-tolkien-and-lewis
or
http://t.co/l0fV22Vc


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