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.
So far this year, he has taught a five-week course on apologetics for the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education; lectured at Peterborough Cathedral; given a seven-part lecture series for Abilene Christian University in Oxford; addressed the School Chaplains' Annual Conference in Oxford; and delivered a public lecture at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
Here are some of his scheduled speaking engagements for the rest of 2009:
A week-long course on Lewis's Theological Imagination (July 2009) at Regent College, Vancouver: click here for details.
Public lecture for the Kindlings Fest on Orcas Island, Washington State (23rd July).
On August 8th he will be speaking at the G.K. Chesterton Conference in Seattle. More.
In Previous Years
To see details of his 2008 lecture tour in the U.K. and U.S., click here.
What follows below is a selection of his speaking engagements over recent years.
2007
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guest speaker, History Society, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge
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guest lecturer, Centre for the Study of Christianity in Oxford
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keynote speaker, four-day conference on C.S. Lewis, Korea Institute for Advanced Theological Studies, Seoul, South Korea
2006
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guest lecturer, conference on C.S. Lewis, Year in Literature Festival, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
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guest lecturer, Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford
2005
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guest lecturer, four-day conference on the Inklings, Hillsdale College, MI
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guest lecturer, Annual Writing and Literature Conference, Wheaton College, IL, and guest preacher, Wheaton College Chapel
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guest lecturer, Gordon College, MA
2004
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guest lecturer, Valparaiso University, IN
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keynote lecturer, C.S. Lewis Festival, Petoskey, MI
2003
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guest lecturer, University of Notre Dame, IN
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keynote lecturer, four-day conference on Christian literature, Grove City College, PA
2002
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platform speaker in public debate on religion and imagination with writer Philip Pullman, St Andrew's Church, Oxford
2001
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guest lecturer, National Society of Methodist Students' Annual Conference, Cambridge
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guest lecturer, National Museum of Childhood, London
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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
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keynote lecturer, Lewis Centenary Conference, Örebro Theological Seminary, Sweden
