The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe—How to Help Parents Understand It
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Come join us for an enchanted discussion on C.S. Lewis’s masterpiece novel and new feature film, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. John J. Miller, national political reporter for National Review magazine and author of NR’s December 5th cover piece, “The Lion King,” will be speaking about the impact of the film and the Narnia book series on American culture and the lasting legacy of C.S. Lewis. Mr. Miller will be joined by panelists Meghan Cox Gurdon, also a regular contributor to National Review, and Jody Bottum, editor of the publication First Things. A nine-minute video trailer with clips from the new film will be shown at the beginning of the event.

Agenda
6:00 p.m.
Introduction:
MICHAEL NOVAK, AEI
6:10
Exclusive trailer of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
6:20
Presentation:
JOHN J. MILLER, National Review
6:50
Panelists:
MEGHAN COX GURDON, National Review
JOSEPH BOTTUM, First Things
7:30
Adjournment
AEI Participants

 

Michael
Novak
  • Michael Novak, a philosopher, theologian, and author, is the 1994 recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He has been an emissary to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He has written twenty-seven books on the philosophy and theology of culture, especially the essential elements of a free society. His latest book is No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers (Doubleday, 2008).
  • Phone: 2028625838
    Email: mnovak@aei.org
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