The Lewis Dinner is Orange County’s premier annual event celebrating the rich history of the Christian faith while encouraging lives of grace and truth in our human affairs on this side of Heaven—to God’s glory! A truly one-of-a-kind event!

Named after Clive Staples Lewis—one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the 20th century—this enjoyable evening is meant to be experienced in the company of new and old friends over good food and drink. To be held annually, the dinner will include a talk on the life and work of Lewis—or other historical giants of the Christian faith—in hopes of spurring attendees to Christian fidelity and good works. To enhance this rich, multifaceted experience, the evening will also be accompanied by music, art, and conversation. May our fellowship enliven our imaginations towards our co-creative efforts in the joyful renewal of all things! Alleluia!

 

 

 

The Lewis Dinner - 3rd Annual Event

Date & Time: Saturday, October 25, 2025   |   6 - 10 PM

Location: Twenty Eight Restaurant

Dress Code: Cocktail attire, Black tie optional

The 2025 Dinner

dr. JERRY ROOT

HONORING: C.S. Lewis
TALK TITLE: C.S. Lewis and the Liberal Arts

Dr. Jerry Root is professor emeritus at Wheaton College, as well as a visiting professor at Biola University, Talbot Graduate School of Theology, and Moody Bible Institute teaching C. S. Lewis courses at all three schools. For over forty-one years, Dr. Root has lectured on C.S. Lewis topics at 78 universities in 18 countries. He is the author of numerous C.S. Lewis focused books, articles and publications. He is married to Claudia Root and together they have four married children and 15 grandchildren.

 

PAST C.S. LEWIS DINNER EVENTS

 

2024 Dinner

Dr. MALCOLM GUITE

HONORING: C.S. Lewis
TALK TITLE: —

Dr. Malcolm Guite is an author, Anglican priest, Life Fellow of Girton College in Cambridge, and writer of the weekly Poet’s Corner column for the Church Times. He has written several books including Mariner: A Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Love Remember: 40 Poems of loss, lament and hope, and David’s Crown: Sounding the Psalms. Dr. Guite holds advanced degrees from Cambridge and Durham Universities. His research interests include the intersection of religion and the arts, and the examination of the works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield, and British poets such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was a Bye-Fellow and Chaplain of Girton College and Associate Chaplain of St Edward King and Martyr in Cambridge. He also sings and plays guitar in a blues band called Mystery Train.

2023 Dinner

Dr. Michael Ward

HONORING: C.S. Lewis
TALK TITLE: “Love is Tears”: Waterfalls in the Chronicles of Narnia and The Abolition of Man.

Michael Ward is a Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University, Texas. Described by N.T. Wright as “the foremost living Lewis scholar” (Times Literary Supplement, 2009), Ward is the author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Oxford University Press, 2008) and co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis (Cambridge University Press, 2010). On the fiftieth anniversary of Lewis’s death, Dr. Ward unveiled a permanent national memorial to him in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey, London.