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PROV Talks 2026: “An Inkling Plays with Acts 1:16-17: Charles Williams and the Lunatic Judas Iscariot” by Dr. Michael Gilmour
The English literary circle known as the Inklings included such luminaries as J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield. A less familiar member of that esteemed circle is the poet, novelist, literary critic, and editor Charles Williams. This presentation considers Williams’ creative engagement with Christian themes as found in his 1945 play House of Octopus, in which we find the writer drawing extensively from the book of Acts and reimagining Judas Iscariot.
PROV Talks 2026: “An Inkling Plays with Acts 1:16-17: Charles Williams and the Lunatic Judas Iscariot” by Dr. Michael Gilmour
The English literary circle known as the Inklings included such luminaries as J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield. A less familiar member of that esteemed circle is the poet, novelist, literary critic, and editor Charles Williams. This presentation considers Williams’ creative engagement with Christian themes as found in his 1945 play House of Octopus, in which we find the writer drawing extensively from the book of Acts and reimagining Judas Iscariot.
