2021 Bay Weekend
November 13-14, 2021
Dr. Chad Schrock
Associate Professor of English at Lee University
Presents: “Knowing God in Paradise: C.S. Lewis's Perelandra"
November 13-14, 2021
Dr. Chad Schrock
Associate Professor of English at Lee University
Presents: “Knowing God in Paradise: C.S. Lewis's Perelandra"
There’s a cliché that bad characters are more interesting than good characters, pain and conflict more interesting than happiness, and the roster of fantastic literature and film bears that out these days: stories from Game of Thrones to the Hunger Games strongly feature dystopia and grim violence. But in the second novel of his space trilogy, C. S. Lewis uses a Christian imagination to conceive of a perfect (and also interesting) world, the planet Venus. His protagonist, a Christian from Earth named Elwin Ransom, meets God on Venus. How might we learn to relate to God from Ransom’s strange encounters with the Golden Voice in the Garden?
RSVP in the West Narthex on Sundays or by clicking here.
RSVP in the West Narthex on Sundays or by clicking here.
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Chad Schrock is Associate Professor of English at Lee University in Cleveland, TN and secretary of the Conference on Christianity and Literature. His academic interest, the relationship between the Bible and English literature (especially from 1350-1650), has produced a book (Consolation in Medieval Narrative) and numerous articles on topics ranging from Beowulf to C. S. Lewis and twenty-first-century mysteries and science fiction. He is a graduate of Pensacola Christian College (B. A. English major, history minor), Eastern Mennonite Seminary (M.Div.), James Madison University (M.A. English) and The Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D. English, medieval literature). He and his wife of twenty-two years, Rachel, have two children, Toby (12) and Lucy (will turn 6 the Tuesday after Westminster Bay Weekend).
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Saturday, November 13
Welcome Reception 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
The Home of Dr. Andrew and Karen Sherrick (1608 S. Wiggins Ave.)
Members are invited to a welcome reception hosted by the Adult Education Committee for a time of fellowship and a brief introduction to the topic.
Sunday, November 14
One Service of Worship at 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Schrock will preach.
Education Forum 11:15 a.m. in Parish Hall
Knowing God in Paradise: C. S. Lewis’s Perelandra
All-Church Lunch 12:30 p.m. in Parish Hall
We will share a community meal following Dr. Schrock’s presentation.
Welcome Reception 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
The Home of Dr. Andrew and Karen Sherrick (1608 S. Wiggins Ave.)
Members are invited to a welcome reception hosted by the Adult Education Committee for a time of fellowship and a brief introduction to the topic.
Sunday, November 14
One Service of Worship at 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Schrock will preach.
Education Forum 11:15 a.m. in Parish Hall
Knowing God in Paradise: C. S. Lewis’s Perelandra
All-Church Lunch 12:30 p.m. in Parish Hall
We will share a community meal following Dr. Schrock’s presentation.
The Bay Weekend was established in 1974 by the family of Frances and Ed Bay with the formation of the Frances M. Bay Lay Education Fund. This fund has provided the Westminster congregation and community with educational weekends for over 40 years. We are grateful to the Bay Family whose generosity and legacy have nourished our faith for more than four decades, and for the Westminster Endowment Fund which has also contributed to these endeavors. Click Here for a link to Bay Weekend History