Kindling: material to light a fire; to produce warmth & an illuminating glow.
Muse: to spark one’s creative thought; engage in meditation; to consider thoughtfully.

The Kindlings are inspired by C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Dorothy Sayers and diverse group of gadflies and friends called “The Inklings,” who met in an Oxford pub each week for lively conversation and friendly disputation. We think such discourse should be intelligent, imaginative and hospitable.

Thekindlings.com is an online forum where thoughtful creatives can explore ideas that matter in contemporary life, as sparked through our personal journeys and through our shared cultural experience in art, movies, books, music and events.

KindlingsFest is an annual summer celebration of Art & Ideas where they intersect with the spiritual. This four-day getaway provides just the right mix of free time for you and your family to enjoy the refreshing wonders of Orcas Island while drinking in the morning lectures and day’s end relaxing Bag End Café with Nigel Goodwin. Register Today for July 2008 KindlingsFest

The Kindlings Muse are live, local events taped for podcast and featuring a live audience and round-table of thoughtful creatives and gadflies discussing ideas, beliefs and values shaping life today. The Kindlings Muse Podcasts originating @ Hales Ales Brewery and Pub, @ Sundance/Windrider Film Festival @ The Movies, @ International Arts Movement and @ the CS Lewis Centre are hosted by Dick Staub, whose award winning signature interviews have been described as a “cross between Studs Terkel, Jon Stewart and Charlie Rose.” A veteran talk show host and author, his most recent book is The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite. Register now for a live Kindlings Muse, listen to archived podcasts or register for thekindlings at iTunes.

The Kindlings Hearth is a by-invitation weekend retreat designed to rekindle the holistic spiritual, intellectual and creative legacy of Christians in culture. Visit the websites of our Kindlings Hearth participants!

The Kindlings is supported entirely by donations. We welcome your contributions to The Center for Faith and Culture via PayPal

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