Speaking

In addition to his work as a clergyman in the Church of England and as a writer, Michael Ward often gives talks and lectures to schools, colleges, universities, churches, and literary societies.  He has spoken all round the world on Planet Narnia, C.S. Lewis, The Inklings, and theological imagination.  What follows is a selection of his speaking engagements over recent years.

2007

  • guest speaker, History Society, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge

  • guest lecturer, Centre for the Study of Christianity in Oxford

  • keynote speaker, four-day conference on C.S. Lewis, Korea Institute for Advanced Theological Studies, Seoul, South Korea

2006

  • guest lecturer, conference on C.S. Lewis, Year in Literature Festival, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge

  • guest lecturer, Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford

2005

  • guest lecturer, four-day conference on the Inklings, Hillsdale College, MI

  • guest lecturer, Annual Writing and Literature Conference, Wheaton College, IL, and guest preacher, Wheaton College Chapel

  • guest lecturer, Gordon College, MA

2004

  • guest lecturer, Valparaiso University, IN

  • keynote lecturer, C.S. Lewis Festival, Petoskey, MI

2003

  • guest lecturer, University of Notre Dame, IN

  • keynote lecturer, four-day conference on Christian literature, Grove City College, PA

2002

  • platform speaker in public debate on religion and imagination with writer Philip Pullman, St Andrew's Church, Oxford

2001

  • guest lecturer, National Society of Methodist Students' Annual Conference, Cambridge

  • guest lecturer, National Museum of Childhood, London

  • guest lecturer and preacher, St Luke's Episcopal Church, Blue Ridge, GA

2000

  • guest lecturer, Wheaton in Oxford program

1999

  • guest speaker, Oxford University C.S. Lewis Society

1998

  • keynote lecturer, Lewis Centenary Conference, Örebro Theological Seminary, Sweden


More information about Michael Ward's forthcoming lecture tour in Britain and North America.