MEETING SCHEDULE
The New York C.S. Lewis Society
MEETING INFORMATION
» Held every second Friday of the month
(except August and Good Friday)
» Starting at 7:30 with refreshments
at 9 pm
» At the Parish House of
The Church of the Ascension,
12 West 11th St, Manhattan, New York
» Closest Subway: 14th St. Union Square
» On-street parking starts at 6:30 pm
» Call (212) 254-8620 if in doubt of
meeting being held due to bad weather
» Held every second Friday of the month
(except August and Good Friday)
» Starting at 7:30 with refreshments
at 9 pm
» At the Parish House of
The Church of the Ascension,
12 West 11th St, Manhattan, New York
» Closest Subway: 14th St. Union Square
» On-street parking starts at 6:30 pm
» Call (212) 254-8620 if in doubt of
meeting being held due to bad weather
Nicknamed “The Bird and the Baby”, this English pub is where Lewis, Tolkien, and their friends met regularly for pipes and beer between 1939 and 1962.
“If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.” C.S. Lewis
It's not "The Bird and Baby" but it's been our meeting place for several decades
The Society meets monthly for discussion
and/or to be addressed by a speaker
All meetings are free and open to the public. Topics and speakers subject to change.
and/or to be addressed by a speaker
All meetings are free and open to the public. Topics and speakers subject to change.
To join by phone:
Call: 646 558 8656 (New York)
Zoom link for all 7:30 pm meetings:
To join by phone:
Call: 646 558 8656 (New York)
Enter meeting ID 991 0425 4894 followed by #
When asked for a participant ID, just press #
Please stay on mute when not speaking.
2023 Schedule
January 13, 2023
Joseph A. Kohm on his book: The Unknown Garden of Another’s Heart:
The Surprising Friendship between C.S. Lewis and Arthur Greeves (Zoom)
Joseph A. Kohm on his book: The Unknown Garden of Another’s Heart:
The Surprising Friendship between C.S. Lewis and Arthur Greeves (Zoom)
February 10, 2023
From the Floor – a guided discussion (Zoom)
moderated by John Morrison
From the Floor – a guided discussion (Zoom)
moderated by John Morrison
Mar. 10, 2023
“Aslan’s Breath in The Chronicles of Narnia" (Zoom)
with Matthew Dickerson
Apr. 14, 2023
Christiana Hale on her book Deeper Heaven: A Reader's Guide to
C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy (Zoom)
C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy (Zoom)
May 12, 2023
“My Journey with C. S. Lewis” (Zoom)
with Will Vaus
June 9, 2023
“Among the War Poets: C. S. Lewis’s Spirits in Bondage and Its Contemporaries” (Zoom)
with Charles Beach
July 14, 2023
Group discussion of George MacDonald’s Phantastes (Zoom)
moderated by Josiah Peterson
July 14, 2023
Group discussion of George MacDonald’s Phantastes (Zoom)
moderated by Josiah Peterson
Aug. 12, 2023
No meetingSeptember 8, 2023
“Treasure Hunts Among Lewis Manuscripts:
The Hidden Key in Lewis’s Handwriting” (Zoom)
The Hidden Key in Lewis’s Handwriting” (Zoom)
with Charlie Starr
October 13, 2023
“The Gothic Gospel: Elements of Horror
in the Narratives of Lewis, Tolkien, and Williams” (Zoom)
in the Narratives of Lewis, Tolkien, and Williams” (Zoom)
with Ron Wheeler
Nov. 10, 2023
TBA (Zoom)
with Hal Poe
TBA (Zoom)
with Hal Poe
Dec. 8, 2023
Group participation (Zoom)
1) What does Lewis mean to you? (Please keep your response to 4 minutes or less.) If there is enough time remaining after all who want have answered: 2) What is one of your favorite Lewis quotes and why?
(Please keep the response to less than 5 minutes for the reading of the quote and the reason why it’s a favorite.)
1) What does Lewis mean to you? (Please keep your response to 4 minutes or less.) If there is enough time remaining after all who want have answered: 2) What is one of your favorite Lewis quotes and why?
(Please keep the response to less than 5 minutes for the reading of the quote and the reason why it’s a favorite.)
If we don’t have time for responses to some or all of 2), we will schedule it for a future meeting.
moderated by David Kornegay