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ADDRESS 608 Antler Drive EDUCATION B.
A. Westmont
College, 1973 Valedictorian TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1974-1977
Teaching Fellow, Freshman Composition, UCLA COURSES TAUGHT Writing: First-year Composition, Intro to
Creative Writing, Newswriting, Technical Writing, Writing for Publication,
Writing for the Health Professions, Fiction Writing, Writing in the Social
Sciences, Business Writing, Advanced Composition and Editing Literature: Introduction, American Literature (all periods),
Modern Novel, Modern Poetry, Arthurian Literature, Classic Russian Fiction,
Christian Fantasy Literature, Introduction to Drama, Introduction to Fiction,
Forms of the Quest, American Symbolists, History of Hollywood RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND
PRESENTATIONS Book: Looking
for the King: An Inklings Novel (San Francisco: Ignatius
Press, forthcoming).
Sample chapter: “Tuesday
morning at the ‘Bird & Baby’” Booksigning: A South Divided: Portraits of Dissent in the Confederacy. Gettysburg National Park
Battlefield Museum, June 27, 2009.
Stories: “A Feast of Reason and a Flow of
Soul: A Cycle of Inklings Stories.’ CSL: The Bulletin of the C. S. Lewis Society (March 2009-October
2009). Blog: C. S. Lewis.com, a Website
sponsored by Harper Collins. Invited speaker and book-signing:
"Dissidents in the Confederacy”
Book: A South Divided: Portraits of Dissent in the
Confederacy (Nashville: Cumberland
House, 2007). ·
Nominated for
the Lincoln Prize, sponsored by the Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College ·
“A fascinating and
long-overdue book.” Tyler Tichelaar (Civil War novelist) in Reader Views ·
“A thoroughly
engrossing ‘must-read’ contribution to Civil War history shelves.” Midwest
Book Review ·
“Not just another Civil War book. Read and enjoy.” Civil War News Book chapters:
“Rehabilitating H. G. Wells: Out of the Silent Planet”; “Perelandra: A Tale of Paradise
Retained”; “That Hideous Strength: Spiritual Wickedness in High
Places.” In C. S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy. Ed. by Bruce L. Edwards. Westport, CT: Praeger
Publishing, 2007. Essay: “Bedtime Stories and Lifetime
Stories.” In The Lion and the Land of Narnia. Ed. by Robert Cording (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2008). Article: “C. S. Lewis and the Region of Awe,” Conversations: A Forum for Authentic Transformation.
Vol. 6:1 (Summer 2008), 64-68. Invited speaker and booksigning: "The
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: The Book and the Film,"
Interview/podcasts:
"The Spiritual Journey of C. S. Lewis" and "C. S. Lewis and
the Narnia Chronicles." Two half-hour radio interview/podcasts
with Brent Siddall of Trans World Radio in London. April 2007. Book: Into the Wardrobe: C. S. Lewis and the Narnia
Chronicles. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 2005. ·
Recommended as one of the
Top Ten Books of the Year on C. S. Lewis in Christianity Today. ·
Reviews or author
interviews in U. S. News & World Report, Christian Century, Chicago
Tribune, Washington Times, San Antonio Express-News, Baltimore Sun, Orlando
Sentinel, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Calgary Herald, Toronto Globe
& Mail, and dozens of local and regional newspapers and journals.
Sample
Chapter: “What’s in a Narnian Name?” Book: Into the Region of Awe: Mysticism in C. S. Lewis. Chicago, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2005.
Sample
Chapter: “Christian Mysticism as Lewis Knew It” Book: The Most Reluctant Convert: C. S. Lewis's Journey to
Faith.
Sample
chapter: “Finding Truth in the Old Beliefs” Book chapter: "Science Fiction," Reading the Classics with
C. S. Lewis, ed. by Thomas L.
Martin. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book, 2000. Article: "From Ogre to Buffoon: Uncle
Andrew in Magician's Nephew Article: "'The Torch of Civilization':
C. S. Lewis on War and Peace." Article: "'The Dungeon of His Soul':
Lewis's Unfinished 'Quest of Article: "The Discarded Mage: Lewis
the Scholar-Novelist on Merlin's Article: "From Pillar to
Post-modernism: C. S. Lewis and Current Essays: "The Way We Word."
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