OVERVIEW
A wonderful tour of England discovering the life and works of theologian and author C.S. Lewis as well as other well-known Christian authors including JRR Tolkien, GK Chesterton and preacher Charles Spurgeon.
The tour commences in London where we will visit significant Christian sites including Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral. We continue to Oxford where Lewis, Tolkien and others worked and live. We will see Lewis’s home, local church and of course Oxford University where he taught. Lewis, Tolkien and others known as The Inklings met in Oxford pubs to critique each other’s work and enjoy fellowship together.
C.S. Lewis loved spending time in the Cotswolds and Selah is thrilled to include a 2 day Christian retreat in this tour at a beautiful centre for Christian healing. This will give you time to enjoy the English countryside and have ”Selah time” with God and your travelling companions as you go deeper in your faith.
Following on from our retreat in the Cotswolds we continue to Cambridge where Lewis was (finally) made a professor. This stunning university town is also considered the “seat of the English Reformation” and enjoys a rich Christian history.
We return to London for the conclusion of our tour with the option of staying on to attend the Alpha Leadership Conference at Royal Albert Hall on 3-4 May 2021.
Selah is thrilled to have Rev Dr Gordon Preece lead this tour.
Gordon has ministered at several Anglican churches in Sydney and, alongside his work at Ethos, is now minister at Yarraville Anglican Church. He is also the Director of the University of Divinity Centre for Research in Religion & Social Policy (RASP) and the Chair & Executive of the Melbourne Anglican Social Responsibilities Committee.
Gordon lectured at Morling College (Sydney) and has served as Director of the Centre for Applied Christian Ethics (CACE) at Ridley College, Macquarie Christian Studies Institute and Urban Seed, a ministry of hospitality among the homeless. He lectures on ethical risk in finance at Macquarie University School of Applied Finance and is Ethicist for Christian Super.
Gordon is an international leader in workplace theology. He is a prolific writer, as author/editor of 11 books, most recently editing Bonhoeffer Down Under (with Ian Packer), and is currently writing a book on money and possessions. He is commissioning editor of Zadok Perspectives. Gordon is married to Susan, an asthma and mental health educator, and has three spirited twenty-ish children. He loves the world game and the Cats.

ITINERARY
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Check in to our Oxford hotel and then we will attend Evensong at the Christ Church Cathedral.
HOTEL: Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel, or similar
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Return to Oxford with the remainder of the afternoon free to explore.
Dinner will be at the hotel at 7.00pm.
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Sites to see today on our walking tour include the Oxford University where Lewis & Tolkien were both students and academics. We will visit the famous Bodleian Library, Magdalen College and the beautiful Addison’s Walk where Lewis and Tolkien spent hours walking and talking.
A visit to Oxford is not complete with out a pub meal at the Eagle and Child. This pub was where the writers group The Inklings met regularly to discuss and critique one another’s work.
HOTEL: Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel, or similar
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HOTEL: Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel, or similar
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Both Lewis and Tolkien enjoyed regular getaways to the Cotswolds. We will check out of our Oxford hotel and travel to the Cotswolds for a 2-day retreat at the Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing.
HOTEL: Harnhill Centre, Cotswolds
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HOTEL: Harnhill Centre, Cotswolds
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Along the way we will stop at the town of Bedford, the hometown of John Bunyan who authored The Pilgrim’s Progress in 1678. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious, theological fiction in English literature. It has been translated into more than 200 languages and has never been out of print. We will visit the John Bunyan Museum and neighbouring church and enjoy a talk about the life of John Bunyan. Continue to Cambridge
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Possible visit and lecture at the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide (TBC)
Free time before Evensong at Kings College, then a farewell dinner.
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Selah can assist with booking you accommodation for the night in London, particularly if you are planning to stay for the Alpha Leadership Conference on 3 & 4 May.
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Highlights
- ”Christian London”: St Paul’s Cathedral, British Library, Westminster Abbey, Metropolitan Tabernacle
- Beaconsfield: hometown of GK Chesterton
- Oxford: the Kilns, Trinity Church. Oxford university, pubs and hangouts
- Guest lectures in Oxford & Cambridge (TBC)
- 2 day retreat in the Cotswolds
- Option to extend to attend the Alpha Leadership Conference at Royal Albert Hall
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