The Magician's Nephew, with Jerry Root

About this event

The Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College presents "The Magician's Nephew, with Jerry Root," a lecture by Dr. Jerry Root on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM.

Join us for a lecture on C.S. Lewis's classic, The Magician's Nephew, from the Chronicles of Narnia series, with Wheaton College Professor Emeritus and C.S. Lewis scholar, Dr. Jerry Root.

Jerry Root, Ph.D. (Open University, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies) 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.

This event is free and open to the public and will take place in Marion E. Wade Center, Room 130 Bakke Auditorium, located at 351 East Lincoln Avenue in Wheaton on the Northwest corner of campus at the intersection of Washington Street and Lincoln Avenue. For more information, contact the Wade Center at 630.752.5908 or wade@wheaton.edu.