Book discussion series continues with “The Great Divorce”
The “Reading Christian Classics” book discussion series will continue Thursday, Nov. 21 with C.S. Lewis’ classic vision of the afterworld, “The Great Divorce.” All members of the Salve Regina community, along with friends of the University, are invited to participate.
In “The Great Divorce,” the narrator boards a bus on a drizzly English afternoon and embarks on an incredible voyage through heaven and hell. He meets a host of supernatural beings far removed from his expectations, and comes to some significant realizations about the nature of good and evil.
The series will continue throughout the 2013-2014 academic year, and participants are welcome to attend as many sessions as they wish. The remaining schedule is as follows:
- Thursday, Feb. 27: “The Return of the Prodigal Son” by Henri Nouwen
- Thursday, March 27: “Vipers’ Tangle” by Francois Mauriac
- Thursday, April 24: Assorted poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins, which are available by clicking here.
Discussions are held in the McKillop Library special collections room beginning at 6:30 p.m. and will last about one hour. Each participant should furnish his or her copy of the book, read it prior to the session and come willing to share interpretations or comments.
“Reading Christian Classics” is co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the Mercy Center for Spiritual Life. For more information, contact Dr. Lois Eveleth, professor of philosophy, at (401) 341-3170.