by Jane Terry The Needle and the Bullhorn: Cloth-Making as Religious and Political Expression A Free Public Lecture by Dr. Donna Bowman Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Honors College, University of Central Arkansas Tuesday, October 23 5:30-7:00 p.m. in Meyer Library 101 Why have women been associated with cloth-making for twenty thousand years? What role has … [Read more...] about Guest Lecturer Dr. Donna Bowman to Speak Next Tuesday
by Leslie Baynes A standing-room only crowd enjoyed Dr. Michael Ward’s talk on his acclaimed book Planet Narnia last week. While people gathered, they heard “Jupiter” from Gustav Holst’s suite “The Planets” as a sort of non-verbal, sublimal introduction of what was to come. Dr. Ward asked several key questions before addressing the Chronicles of Narnia themselves: What … [Read more...] about Public Lecture Reveals a Secret behind “The Chronicles of Narnia”
Nicki Donnelson, Missouri State Communications, interviewed Dr. Michael Ward for the Missouri State Journal on KSMU. The interview was broadcast on KSMU this morning and will be aired on various stations around town, but you can listen to the interview now! Interview with Michael Ward You can also find this on www.news.missouristate.edu under podcasts, and at … [Read more...] about KSMU Interviews Upcoming Speaker Dr. Michael Ward on Missouri State Journal
Dr. Michael Ward, one of the world’s foremost C. S. Lewis scholars, will speak at Missouri State on Tuesday, 10 April, at 7:30 p.m. in Glass 101. His talk will be about “The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God: C. S. Lewis, Narnia, and the Planets”. Millions of people have been captivated by C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia—but some questions about them have been … [Read more...] about C. S. Lewis Scholar Coming to MSU!
by John Schmalzbauer It is a privilege to hear an author revisit a good book. Such was the case on Thursday February 16, 2012 when historian Julie Byrne described what she might have done differently in O God of Players: The Story of the Immaculata Mighty Macs. Published in 2003, it chronicles the triumph of the first women’s basketball team to win a national collegiate … [Read more...] about The Mighty Macs in Meyer Library