Culture Conference PDX

10/24/2018

Reflections on "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Great Gatsby" Lecture by Professor Joe Rigney, February 10, 2018 at Culture Conference PDX

-Reflections on Pride and Prejudice and The Great Gatsby Culture Conference PDX

10/24/2018

Videos of Professor Rigney's lectures at the 2018 Culture Conference in Portland are now available to watch. Thank you for your patience.

Culture Conference 2018

02/10/2018

Culture Conference 2018 beginning with Professor Joe Rigney exploring the biblical foundations of fiction. Tickets are available at the door.

02/10/2018

Can't get enough of C.S. Lewis? Check out the the Portland C. S. Lewis Society.

The Portland C. S. Lewis Society, founded in 1973, meets monthly to discuss the works of Lewis, Tolkien, Williams, MacDonald, Sayers, and the other Inklings and the authors who influenced them.

02/09/2018

Tickets and lunch orders will be available at the door for Culture Conference tonight. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

02/08/2018

Read John Stonestreet’s thoughts on story below. Visit our page for more info about this weekend’s conference which will cover some of the same themes. “Naming the World: How Stories Sharpen the Mind, Enlarge the Heart, and Feed the Soul” with keynote speaker Joe Rigney. Tickets are still available.

The research confirms what we already know, that stories shape us. A story brought King David to repentance. A parable about a good Samaritan has inspired Christians to bind wounds for two millennia. Stories, as C. S. Lewis said, “steal past watchful dragons” of skepticism to implant in our mind...

02/07/2018

Culture Conference Book Table and Lunch RSVP Reminder

Please help us plan for lunch by letting us know if you will be purchasing it for $8/person at the conference. You can let us know by emailing us at [email protected] or filling out the form that was emailed to registered attendees.

Also, we will have a book table at the conference again this year. It will feature Joe Rigney’s books "Live Like a Narnian" and "The Things of Earth", as well as many titles he will discuss, and others recommended by him. Copies of "Live Like a Narnian" will be available for $10 each (beating Amazon Prime!)

We’ve also gathered some of our favorites, Fiction and Nonfiction, for children and adults, to encourage you and your family to continue Sharpening your Minds, Enlarging your Hearts and Feeding your Souls.

02/04/2018

If you're coming to the conference, let us know if you would like to buy lunch for $8/person by filling out the brief form at the attached link. We will accept cash or check payment at the door.

A soup and sandwich lunch will be available at the Culture Conference on Saturday for $8/person. Gluten free and allergy sensitive options will be available. Please let us know how many lunches to plan for by filling out this brief form. We will receive cash or check payment at the door. Make checks...

02/04/2018

If you'd like to come to the conference but can't stay for the whole time, visit the link below to see the schedule and plan the sessions you will be able to attend.

If you can’t make it for the whole conference, we’d love to have you come for part of it. The conference schedule is below so you can plan accordingly. Please note that a soup and sandw…

01/30/2018

Let us know if you are planning to attend the Culture Conference next Friday and Saturday, February 9 & 10, by purchasing tickets at our Eventbrite page below. Lunch will be available for purchase at the conference and is a great time to connect with other conference attendees. After you register, we will contact you for lunch RSVPs.

Learn more about our speaker and the conference by visiting our page our our website https://cultureconferencepdx.wordpress.com/.

The second Culture Conference will be Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10 at Hinson Baptist. Building on Ken Myers’ Engaging Culture talks of 2017, author Joe Rigney will speak on the power of story in building Christian culture and our everyday lives. He will spur us to let great stories...

01/26/2018

What do "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Great Gatsby" have in common? Find out by visiting our blog where you can register for Culture Conference PDX featuring Professor Joe Rigney on February 9 and 10 at Hinson Baptist Church.

This talk will explore two classic novels: Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. In the former, we’ll focus particularly on how the characters in the novel form impressio…

01/22/2018

Visit our blog to learn more about the sessions at the upcoming Culture Conference. While there you can also buy tickets and contact us for more information.

The final talk will explore Lewis’s last novel Till We Have Faces. This novel is a model of plundering the Egyptians, as Lewis draws from ancient myths to display the character of love in its many …