Table of Contents

Foreword
Suzanne and Gregory Wolfe (Founders of the Oxford C. S. Lewis Society)

Preface
Roger White, Judith Wolfe, and Brendan N. Wolfe

Author Biographies

Part I: Essays
Philosophy and Theology
1. C. S. Lewis, Defender of the Faith
Alister Mcgrath (Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion, University of Oxford)
2. C. S. Lewis's Rewrite of Chapter III of Miracles
Elizabeth Anscombe (Leading twentieth-century philosopher)
3. C. S. Lewis and the Limits of Reason
Stephen Logan (Musician, poet; Principal Supervisor in English, Clare College, Cambridge)
4. Sacramentalism in C. S. Lewis and Charles Williams
Kallistos Ware (Metropolitan Bishop of Diocleia; Spalding Lecturer in Eastern Orthodox Studies (Emeritus), University of Oxford)
5. Charles Williams and the Problem of Evil
Paul Fiddes (Professor of Systematic Theology, Oxford University)

Literature
6. That Hideous Strength: A Reassessment
Rowan Williams (Baron Williams of Oystermouth, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, previously 104th Archbishop of Canterbury)
7. Yearning for a Far-Off Country
Malcolm Guite (Poet, singer-songwriter; Chaplain at Girton College, Cambridge)
8. W. H. Auden and the Inklings
Michael Piret (Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford)
9. The Lewis Diaries: C. S. Lewis and the English Faculty in the 1920s
Tom Shippey (Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities (Emeritus), Saint Louis University)
10. It All Began with a Picture: The Making of C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia
Walter Hooper (Editor and biographer of C. S. Lewis; literary advisor to the C. S. Lewis Estate)

Part II: Memoirs
Memories of C. S. Lewis by His Family and Friends
11. The Lewis Family
Joan Murphy (A Lewis Family Cousin)
12. Recollections of C. S. Lewis
George Sayer (Former student, friend, and biographer of C. S. Lewis)
13. C. S. Lewis as a Parishioner
Ronald Head (Formerly Vicar of Holy Trinity Church Headington Quarry, where C. S. Lewis attended)
14. Marrying C. S. Lewis
Peter Bide (Friend and priest of C. S. Lewis, officiate of Lewis's marriage to Joy Davidman)
15. Memories of the Socratic Club
Stella Aldwinckle (Founder of the Oxford Socratic Club)

Memories of The Inklings
16. The Inklings
Walter Hooper (Editor and biographer of C. S. Lewis; literary advisor to the C. S. Lewis Estate)
17. Lewis and/or Barfield
Owen Barfield (Friend of C. S. Lewis, Inklings member, solicitor, philosopher, poet)
18. Brothers and Friends: The Diaries of W. H. Lewis
John Wain (Friend of C. S. Lewis, Inklings member, poet, novelist)
19. Nevill Coghill and C. S. Lewis: Two Irishmen at Oxford
John Wain (Friend of C. S. Lewis, Inklings member, poet, novelist)

Afterword: A Brief History of the Oxford C. S. Lewis Society
Michael Ward (Senior Member of the Oxford C. S. Lewis Society)

Index

About the Author

Roger White is curator of the Inklings Special Collection for the University Libraries as well as Professor of Ministry for the Seminary at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California.

Judith Wolfe is Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Theology and the Arts at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. She has published widely on C. S. Lewis and is the founding general editor of the Journal of Inklings Studies.

Brendan N. Wolfe is a Germanic philologist at Oxford, editor of the Journal of Inklings Studies, and past president and secretary of the C. S. Lewis Society of Oxford University.

Reviews

"This book is a treat. Just when you might have thought there wasn't much more to say about Lewis, Tolkien, and their friends, we have a rich and diverse collection of reflections, reminiscences, expositions, and engagements from angles both expected and unexpected. By retaining the spoken style of the original contributions to the Oxford C. S. Lewis Society (not quite a new Inklings, not quite a new Socratic Club, but sharing the heritage of both), the editors
give us the sense that we are there in Oxford, thinking through issues old and new, always being challenged to fresh visions of literature, faith, and a hundred other topics. There is here much to
ponder, much to praise." --Rt. Revd. Prof. N. T. Wright, St. Mary's College, St. Andrews
"Among the many worthwhile studies of C. S. Lewis which have been published in recent years, this will prove to be among the most important. It gives us authentic and candid insights into his personal as well as his literary and scholastic life, adds significantly to our understanding of why his reputation continues to expand worldwide, and deepens his influence." --Aidan Mackey, Senior Fellow, G. K. Chesterton Institute
"The Oxford C. S. Lewis Society has always been a beacon for students of C. S. Lewis, his friends, and their shared vision. In this splendid collection, the editors share with us the choicest fruits of thirty years of scholarship and conversation. The result is an illuminating tribute to Lewis and an intellectual feast worthy of the liveliest of Inklings gatherings." --Carol Zaleski, co-author (with Philip Zaleski) of The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of
the Inklings: J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams
"The book is a treasure for Lewis fans. Highly recommended."--J. R. Griffin, Colorado State University, CHOICE
"The satisfactions of this volume are legion- far too numerous to be contained in this brief review. It is far better to find the book itself, along with a comfortable chair."--Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal