When: Saturday, June 8, 8:30–11 a.m.
Where: Old River Pastoral Center
19915 Old River Rd.
West Linn, OR 97068
FREE event, sign-up required. (see below)
Schedule of Events
Holy Mass at 8:30 a.m.
Refreshments at 9 a.m.
Lecture at 9:15 a.m. followed by Q+A
This lecture is a critical re-evaluation of famed Oxford-scholar C.S. Lewis’s study of Christian love, The Four Loves that celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2020. After discussing important and neglected differences between the celebrated book and Lewis's largely forgotten radio recordings on love which predate the book, the talk asks and answers two important questions: Are there really “four” loves? What is the definition of love itself? Lewis’s answers to these questions are more electing than is generally assumed. The talk offers an appreciative rereading of The Four Loves that seeks to correct or at least challenge a number of longstanding misunderstandings about Lewis’s views on love that have real and practical consequences in our lives.
About Jason Lepojärvi: Dr. Lepojärvi is the C.S. Lewis Associate Professor of Theology & Literature and the Director of the C.S. Lewis Initiative at George Fox University. A renowned scholar of C.S. Lewis internationally, he worked previously as a lecturer in theology and literature at Davenant Hall. He is a native of both Finland and Canada and lives in Newberg with his wife, Iisa, and their three children, Evelyn, Leona, and Kalevi. He enjoys motorcycling, hunting, and road trips.