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A capsule for
The Inklings:
Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, and Williams
in the SPACE Showcase: November 22, 2025.
You may have read the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, but did you know that they were also lifelong friends and colleagues at Oxford University, and part of a group of writers called The Inklings? In this capsule we’ll explore who The Inklings were – including the important but less famous members Charles Williams and Owen Barfield – and why their work still matters to us today.
Required Texts
None—enjoy the capsule!
Also note: For the full module in December there are no required texts. Instead, reading extracts will be provided from the following texts which can optionally be read in full by students if they desire:
• Humphrey Carpenter, The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends
• C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
• Owen Barfield, The Silver Trumpet
• Charles Williams, The Place of the Lion
• Humphrey Carpenter, The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends
• C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
• Owen Barfield, The Silver Trumpet
• Charles Williams, The Place of the Lion
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A capsule is a 30-minute sample session.
For more information about the full module and when it will be offered next in SPACE, go to the
The Inklings:
Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, and Williams
module page.
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Sat, Nov 22
10:30 AM |