Sarah Clower Chosen to Present Paper at C.S. Lewis Conference

ABILENE, TX (04/03/2013)(readMedia)-- Hardin-Simmons University student, Sarah Clower of Benjamin, Texas, was chosen to present her study of Christian author C.S. Lewis during the 16th Annual Meeting of the C.S. Lewis & Inklings Society.

Clower presented "Mythological Fact: C.S. Lewis' Ideas on Mythology."

She wrote the paper as part of a 2012 fall semester class, Thought and Fiction of C.S. Lewis, which was taught by HSU professor of English, Dr. Larry Fink.

The C.S. Lewis & Inklings Society, which upholds and promotes the advancement of scholarship, teaching, writing, and other professional activities related to the life and works of C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, sponsored the event held late March, at LeTourneau University, Longview, Texas.

Fink, a long-time student of Lewis' writing, also presented a paper: "C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man and Sylvan Tomkins' Affect Script Psychology." He teaches Thought and Fiction of C.S. Lewis every other fall semester, and this year-for the first time-is offering the class in the summer (session II). Fink was also elected president of the C.S. Lewis & Inklings Society for the 2013-14 academic year. Fink has also served as president of the Southwest Conference on Christianity & Literature, and directed a meeting of the C.S. Lewis and Inklings Society on the HSU campus in 2007.

About Hardin-Simmons:

HSU has an enrollment of approximately 2,300 undergrad and graduate students from 29 states and 19 countries. HSU has a 13:1 student faculty ratio with a campus that sits on 220 acres. Eighty percent of HSU's faculty members hold the highest degree in their field.

The university is named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best universities in the western region of the United States and is listed by The Princeton Review as a Top Ten Best in the West University. It is a member of the Colleges of Distinction, the Chronicle of Higher Education named HSU to its honor roll of Great Colleges to Work For, and G.I. Jobs listed HSU as a Military Friendly School.

Seven undergraduate degrees encompass 70 major fields including: athletic training, criminal justice, social work, counseling, psychology, molecular biology, biochemistry, environmental science, religion, music, art, teaching, history, communications, English, and sociology.

Ten graduate degrees, encompassing 26 programs, include the Doctor of Ministry, Doctor of Education in Leadership, and the Doctor of Physical Therapy.

International study programs include England, Austria, Hong Kong, Spain, and Australia.

Hardin-Simmons University, founded in 1891, is a private Christian liberal arts university, and has been affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Texas Baptists) since 1941.