No Ordinary People

The C. S. Lewis Center of Sterling College (Kansas) is hosting a conference, “No Ordinary People,” March 26-27, 2026. It kicks off with an evening presentation by Dan Hamilton Thursday evening, and features a keynote by Nathan King on Friday morning. Papers will be presented through the day on Friday, culminating in an evening performance by the Ghost Light Players. Rare items from the C. S. Lewis Center will be available for viewing.

Schedule of Events

• Thursday, March 26th, 7:00 P.M., Mabee Library Lewis Center. Dan Hamilton. “Beyond the Text.” Join literary historian Dan Hamilton as he uncovers the fascinating detective work and unexpected insights discovered in books written by C.S. Lewis and the Inklings.
• Friday, March 27th, 10:00 A.M., Culbertson Auditorium. Dr. Nathan L King. “Good Minds for a Good God: Discipleship, Education, and Virtues of the Mind.”
• Friday, March 27th, Mabee Library. Paper Presentations will be happening throughout the day. Selected papers written by students, faculty, and Lewis scholars in response to the conference theme.
• Friday, March 27th, 12:00 P.M., Cornerstone. Lunch at the Sterling College Cafeteria. Registrants may purchase lunch at the Sterling College Cafeteria for a discounted price ($8.99) when they show their conference name badge.
• Friday, March 27th, 6:00 P.M., Culbertson Auditorium. Worship Service with the GhostLight Players. A culminating worship service featuring an artistic response to the conference theme from GhostLight Players, Sterling College’s theatre outreach team.

Links:

• C. S. Lewis Center, Sterling College. Website. Email: cslewiscenter@sterling.edu.
• “No Ordinary People” conference: Website. Registration.
• Sarah Waters, C. S. Lewis Center Director, Sterling College. Read G. Connor Salter’s interview with Sarah Waters.
• Shebuel Varghese, Director of Faith and Learning, Sterling College.
• Dan Hamilton, speaker (C. S. Lewis Society of Central Indiana). Blog: “Why Read Old Books?” Book: Dan Hamilton, In Pursuit of C. S. Lewis: Adventures in Collecting His Works (Numinous Press, 2007). (Amazon)
• Nathan King (Whitworth University), speaker. Book: Nathan L. King, The Excellent Mind: Intellectual Virtues for Everyday Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021). (Amazon)
• Eighth Day Books, Wichita, Kansas.
• Robert Trexler, Winged Lion Press.