For more than 30 years, Tusculum University has given people in East Tennessee an opportunity to hear presentations from experts in the fields of biblical studies, theology and religious history.
These presentations take place on Fridays in February, and attendees are eligible for a free lunch in the cafeteria following each lecture. The Stokes Lectures on Theology and Religion was previously known as Theologian-In-Residence.
Dr. Martin Dotterweich
The theme for this year’s Stokes Lecture Series will be “Character and Virtue in the Inklings: Practical Wisdom from Fantastic Worlds.”
Delivering the talks will be Dr. Martin Dotterweich, director of the King Institute for Faith and Culture and professor of history at King University.
The subject and the book attendees should read or review and additional ones to tackle, if desired, for each of the sessions are:
- Feb. 6 – “Character Begins in Grace: C.S. Lewis”; “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe”; any other Narnia books, “The Great Divorce,” or “Till We Have Face”
- Feb. 13 – “Character Grows through Humility and Suffering: J.R.R. Tolkien”; “The Fellowship of the Ring”; “The Two Towers” or “The Return of the King”
- Feb. 20 – “Mysterious Virtues: Dorothy Sayers and G.K. Chesterton”; “Gaudy Night”; any of the Lord Peter Wimsey or Father Brown mysteries
- Feb. 27 – “Naming Virtues: Charles Williams and T.S. Eliot”; “The Place of the Lion”; “Four Quartets and “The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis”
Additionally, Dr. Dotterweich suggests people watch or listen to the following for the first three sessions:
- Feb. 6 – “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe”
- Feb. 13 – “The Fellowship of the Ring”
- Feb. 20 – BBC adaptations of Lord Peter Wimsey with Ian Carmichael
Learn more about Dr. Dotterweich and the Stokes Lecture Series on Theology and Religion.
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