Past Events

C.S. Lewis Study Center – Northfield MA

2026

An Evening of the Arts: House Concert
Craig Sandford
Composer. Songwriter. Educator.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026      6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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2025

An Evening of the Arts!

House Concert with
Matthew Clark
Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller

Photo credit: Matthew Clark

Singer, songwriter, storyteller and Mississippi native, Matthew Clark blends a thought-provoking narrative lyricism with well-honed guitar skills to craft songs that have been likened to the work of Andrew Peterson, Phill Keaggy, and James Taylor.

Matthew’s current project, “The Well Trilogy,” consists of 3 full-length album/book combos, released over 3 years and exploring themes around encountering Jesus, faith-keeping, and the return of Christ. Order now!

November 12, 2025 at 6 pm
Hosted at the
C.S. Lewis Study Center
Corner of Moody and Main Streets
Northfield, MA

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In a world where a staunch indifference to the Christian faith has run rampant, Paul Gould proposes that as believers, when we are knowledgeable about and enter into discussions of the arts, literature, sports, business, and family life, we open a bridge that inspires spiritual desire in others, awakening human longings that point to the reality of Christ, Imago Dei.

Contact us if you are interested in obtaining session notes.

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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Major Barbara
by George Bernard Shaw

Discussion led by
Dr. James Hartley
Professor of Economics
Mount Holyoke College

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Wednesday, May 14 2025
Sports Analytics and The Life of Faith:
“In Your Wildest Dreams and Fears, God’s Got You: Serendipity and Other Scriptures from a Scholar-Baller™  Journey”

Dr. C. Keith “Doc” Harrison
Professor of Business/Hip Hop/Sport
University of Central Florida

*Co-Founder: Scholar-Baller™ and Athletes Think™
*NCAA scholar-athlete at Cerritos College (Los Angeles) and West Texas A&M
*Founding Director of “The Minor that’s Major”– Sport Business Management Program at UCF
*Senior Editor of the Journal of Higher Education, Athletics, Labor & Innovation at Oklahoma University
*2020-21 Nasir Jones Hip Hop Fellowship at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African American Studies

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“Reasons to Believe”
Led by Dr. Scott B. Key

Saturday, April 5, 2025
1-5 pm

Introduction to the Christian Worldview
and
The Problem of Truth

How does the Christian worldview inform the understanding of Truth? What is a “Worldview?” What are the elements of the Christian Worldview that shape our understanding of reality and, hence, our understanding of Truth? How do we develop a Christ-shaped worldview?

What are some ways to think about Truth? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each approach? How does the Christian message help clarify our thinking about Truth?

All are welcome to a structured discussion with an open invitation for questions and dialogue.

First Baptist Church, Amherst
434 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA
@The HUB (downstairs)
Refreshments provided

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At its heart, this series on the Two Towers is an examination of the ways in which threatening circumstances, suffering, and m oral trials provide the impetus and opportunity for the growth of character.

February 5
Aragorn:  Lessons in Leadership

February 12
Hobbits:  Dimensions of Courage

February 19
Gandalf:  Wisdom in the Middle of Crisis

February 26
Frodo:  The Journey of Suffering

|March 5
Faramir:  Contours of a Nobleman

March 12
Master Samwise:  Exemplar of Obedience

Click for more details and recommended readings HERE.

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2024

Longing for Beauty and Justice:
Restoring a Commonweal

Registration, Schedule and Speaker List can be reviewed at cslewis.org!

The C.S. Lewis Study Center joins with
the C.S. Lewis Foundation in
co-sponsoring the

2024 C.S. Lewis Conference & Faculty Forum
at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA

Leaders:
James E. Hartley, Professor, Mt. Holyoke (bio)
Bruce Herman, Visual Artist, Gordon College (bio) 
Jim Salladin, Rector, Emmanuel Anglican Church, NYC
Amber Salladin, Worship Leader, Emmanuel Anglican Church (bio)
Craig Sandford, Composer, Pianist, Northfield Mount Hermon
Sørina Higgins, Author, Inkling Scholar
Brad Davis, Poet-in-Residence, CSLSC

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June 18, 25 and July 2, 9 2024
Tuesdays at 7 pm

The Moral Struggle and Development of Mark Studdock –
A Man of Our Time
in
C.S. Lewis’s That Hideous Strength

Discussion led by Scott B. Key, PhD
Request handouts for each session here 

June 18
Mark Studdock:  A Portrait of a “Man without a Chest”
Chapter 1, section 2 to Chapter 3, section 4

June 25
Mark Studdock:  The Lure of Power
Chapter 4, section 3 to Chapter 5, section 2

July 2
Mark Studdock:  Life in a Moral Fog
Chapter 6, section 1 to Chapter 12, section 7

July 9
Mark Studdock:  The Beginnings of Hope
Chapter 14, section 1 to Chapter 17, section 7

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Summer 2022

“Awake. Love. Think. Speak:
Language, Ikon and Creativity in a Discordant World”

June 15-17, 2022
Northfield, Massachusetts

Dr. Steve Beebe
Author of C.S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication (2020)

Cameron J. Anderson
Author of The Faithful Artist: A Vision for Evangelicalism and the Arts (2016) and
God in the Modern Wing: Viewing Art with Eyes of Faith (to be pub. Oct 2021)

Other speakers include Dr. Margaret Hughes, Dr. Scott B. Key and Poet Brad Davis

Conference Theme Statement here.

Full Conference Schedule here.

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Spring/Summer 2019

All Summer 2019 Events

June 19-21, Wednesday to Friday
Liberal Arts Education Retreat & Conference
*Good Work: The Art of Doing Your Life Work Well

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Fall 2018

Saturday, December 8, 2018, 11 am
A Reading from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Letters from Father Christmas”
Dr. Mary Pomroy Key, Executive Director, C.S. Lewis Study Center
participating with the town in “A Special Day in Northfield”
Dining Room, Centennial House Bed and Breakfast, 91 Main St, Northfield, MA

Sunday, October 21, 2018, 3 pm
Afternoon Tea
including
A reading of C.S. Lewis’ essay, “The Weight of Glory”
Medley of Hymn Tunes, Daniel B. Towner, composer
Prayers of Dedication

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Summer 2018

June 20-22, Wednesday 3 pm to Friday 1 pm
Retreat & Conference
Thinking Intelligently about Artificial Intelligence: AI and the Vocation of Teaching
(Click here for conference schedule.)

June 28 – July 26, Five Thursdays at 7 pm
Legacy of Lewis Seminar Series
C. S. Lewis: The Screwtape Letters
Dr. Scott B. Key, Program Director, C.S. Lewis Study Center

July 3 – July 24, Four Tuesdays at 7 pm
Summer Literature Seminar Series
Four Plays
David Dowdy, English Teacher
(in order)
Eliot: Murder in the Cathedral
Bolt: A Man for All Seasons
Shaw: Saint Joan
Greene: The Potting Shed

July 11, Wednesday at 7 pm
“Surprised by Joy: C.S. Lewis’ Spiritual Journey”
Dr. Gayne J. Anacker, Chairman of the Board, C.S. Lewis Study Center
(single seminar held at Christ Community Church, Belchertown, MA)

July 15, Sunday at 3 pm
Author Discussion: “Contemporary Perspectives on C.S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man: History, Philosophy, Education, and Science”
Timothy M. Mosteller and Gayne John Anacker, eds. Bloomsbury, 2017
“The Place of The Abolition of Man in the Contemporary Intellectual World”
Dr. Gayne J. Anacker, co-editor
“Truth and Imagination in The Abolition of Man“
Dr. Scott B. Key, contributing author

July 20, Friday at 7 pm, and July 21, Saturday at 1 pm & 7 pm
Still Small Theatre Troupe presents
The Diary of Perpetua: A Musical in One Act
(Talk-backs after all performances)
and
July 21, Saturday at 4-5:30 pm
Dr. Scott B. Key and Voice of the Martyrs
“Perpetua in Context: Suffering and Martyrdom in the Life of the Church”

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Unless otherwise indicated, these C. S. Lewis Study Center programs took place at the historic home long known as “Green Pastures” located at
199 Main Street, Northfield, MA 01360