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Join us for the inaugural lecture in the Becoming Human: Love, Virtue, and Personhood in C.S. Lewis’ The “The heavens are telling the glory of God,” writes the psalmist (Ps. 19:1). C.S. Lewis noted that the seven heavens of the medieval cosmos were “spiritual symbols of permanent value,” which he used as the imaginative framework for The Chronicles of Narnia. Specifically, The Magician’s Nephew is constructed around the symbolism of Venus, the Morning Star—a biblical title for Christ (“I am the bright Morning Star,” Rev. 22:16). This talk will unpack the Venus imagery in the novel, revealing a story with far more brilliance and depth than is often recognized.
The evening will begin with about ten minutes of artistic listening: Be Thou My Vision / Eyes to See (with a chorus by Clay Clarkson), followed by a performance of Clay Clarkson’s The Giving Love of God, leading directly into Dr. Ward’s address.
Rev. Dr. Michael Ward teaches theology at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Oxford University Press) and After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man (Word on Fire Academic). On the 50th anniversary of Lewis’s death, Dr. Ward unveiled a permanent national memorial to him in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey. More information here.
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The UCCS Humanities program is proud to offer the Solertia Humanities Speaker Series, which presents an annual talk by an internationally recognized leader in the humanities.
In our rapidly changing and often fragmented world, a cultivated appreciation of our collective likeness, shared capacities and common aspirations compels us to understand and savor the rich depth of human diversity and experience.
To the ancient Romans, the concept of humanitas included an education that instilled the virtues of character required to live a fulfilling life: wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance.
Funding for Solertia is provided by a Humanities Program Fee, with additional assistance from the Heller Center for Arts & Humanities.
