What was the name of the Oxford discussion group chaired by C.S. Lewis?

The Oxford discussion group chaired by C.S. Lewis was the Socratic Club. It met at Oxford University from 1942 until 1954 and brought together Christian and non-Christian participants for formal discussion.

The club was named after Socrates, whose questioning method made reasoned examination central to its identity. Meetings typically featured a speaker, a response, and discussion. Lewis served as president and became one of the club’s most prominent defenders of Christianity in debate.

The Socratic Club is often confused with the Inklings. The Inklings was an informal literary circle that included Lewis and Tolkien, while the Socratic Club focused on philosophical and religious questions. The club’s activities reflected Oxford’s wider culture of intellectual societies and helped establish Lewis as a public Christian thinker.