Life in the Round

Exploring Life From Every Angle

Life in the Round offers an engaging space to explore the value of life in dialogue with today’s culture and the historic Christian faith.

We host an evening event each term. Sign up to our mailing list to receive information about future events.

Upcoming Events

Celebrating 75 Years of Narnia: Sounding the Imagination of C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis’s ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ series continue to be treasured by readers and viewers of all ages. This looks set to continue, with the eagerly anticipated 2026 release of the first Netflix Narnia film, directed by Greta Gerwig.

To celebrate 75 years since the publication of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Life in the Round invites you to the Round Church on Monday 3 March at 7:30pm. Through three short reflections from Dr Sharon Jones, Sophie Jones and Daniel Gilman, we will trace the journey of C.S. Lewis’s imagination through the wonders of song, speech and story. We will explore Lewis’s origins in Ireland, aided by performances from Sophia Abraham on the Celtic harp, as well as discussing how he depicts the reconciliation and restoration found in ‘the true myth’, the greatest story of all.

The evening will close with an opportunity for conversation over cheese and wine (and Turkish delight!). The evening is free to attend, and all are welcome.

To hear about future events, sign up to our mailing list below.

Upcoming Events

Celebrating 75 Years of Narnia: Sounding the Imagination of C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis’s ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ series continue to be treasured by readers and viewers of all ages. This looks set to continue, with the eagerly anticipated 2026 release of the first Netflix Narnia film, directed by Greta Gerwig.

To celebrate 75 years since the publication of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Life in the Round invites you to the Round Church on Monday 3 March at 7:30pm. Through three short reflections from Dr Sharon Jones (Stranmillis University College, Belfast), Sophie Jones (University of Cambridge) and Daniel Gilman (University of Cambridge), we will trace the journey of C.S. Lewis’s imagination through the wonders of song, speech and story. We will explore Lewis’s origins in Ireland, aided by performances from Sophia Abraham on the Celtic harp, as well as discussing how he depicts the reconciliation and restoration found in ‘the true myth’, the greatest story of all.

The evening will close with an opportunity for conversation over cheese and wine (and Turkish delight!). The evening is free to attend, and all are welcome.

To hear about future events, sign up to our mailing list below.

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Events

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Life in the Round offers an engaging space to explore the value of life in dialogue with today’s culture and the historic Christian faith.

Our events this term include an evening thinking through faith in the public sphere with Tim Farron MP and an exploration of the surprising genius of Jesus’ teachings with Dr Peter Williams. More details coming soon, and be sure to sign up to our mailing list to be notified about upcoming events.

Explore life through...

Live
talks

from guest speakers

Arts Evenings

in a 12th century venue

Informal Discussions

on life's big questions

Academic viewpoints

from university scholars

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Live talks

Stimulating ideas and honest dialogue.

Some of our previous topics include:

  • Who wants to live forever? The problems and prospects of immortality
  • Nature and grace in Terrence Malik
  • Three theories of everything
  • God in the brain: is belief an accident of human neuropsychology?
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Arts evenings

The 12th century Round Church provides a unique and intimate arts venue, with its round regularly hosting music, drama and visual cultural experiences.   

A selection of evenings we’ve already shared: 

  • Resurrection poetry festival
  • John Ruskin and the primacy of vision
  • Spoken word, live music, film discussion  
  • Dostoyevsky: a prophet for our time
  • Ethics and aesthetics: how fine art helps form people’s ethics
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Informal Discussions

Big ideas explored in conversation together.

Previous events have included:

  • Lunch discussions at the Round Church
  • Think Tank – informal conversations at the pub, exploring life’s big questions
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Academic viewpoints

Cambridge hosts leading scholars. How might today’s University interact with the Christian intellectual tradition from which it emerged? 

Titles from our archive:

  • AI, Innovation and the Limits of Humanity
  • What’s the Point of the University?
  • The Financial Crisis: a Christian Response
  • Does the Law need a Moral Basis?
  • Biomedical Nanotechnology: Prospects and Challenges

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“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

Socrates