Category Archives: News & Links

Teaching Screwtape for a New Generation: My Conference Talk

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Anyone who follows A Pilgrim in Narnia knows of my interest in The Screwtape Letters. I have written reviews, asked questions about influences, looked at Screwtape copycats–including the first by mystery writer, Dorothy Sayers–thought about Screwtape`s anti-spirituality in popular culture, … Continue reading →

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Khazâd Part I: Aulë

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Reblogged from jubilare: And now I will begin to explain my take on J. R. R. Tolkien’s Dwarves, or the Khazâd, as they call themselves. It has taken me this long to gather my thoughts, dig up my evidence and … Continue reading →

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A Bargain at Twice the Price

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

I have blogged before about my problematic love for books, especially the need to own books, to have them around me as a I live and move and have my being. It’s okay: I am working through it. And confederates … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

It might be a first, but I managed to keep one of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2012. In January, I resolved to read 50 books or articles related to my research and writing on C.S. Lewis, and I hit … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Not Writing a C.S. Lewis Birthday Post

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

He’s dead. Well, that’s the main reason I’m not writing a special happy birthday post for C.S. Lewis. True, if he were alive, we would be celebrating his eleventy-fourth birthday, which would be exceptional indeed. But he isn’t alive. He … Continue reading →

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The Narnia Code: A Pre-Review to a Key Idea

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

I know, I know: there is no such thing as a pre-review. But I’m stuck between two pressing realities. Facing me is the fact that Michael Ward’s argument in Planet Narnia and The Narnia Code is absolutely key to how … Continue reading →

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Hitlerian Haunting in Screwtapian Logic

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

One of the fun things about working in The Screwtape Letters manuscript history–as I have been doing for the last few months–is that the story of Screwtape has so many interesting twists and turns. The Screwtape Letters was the book … Continue reading →

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Great Links: Joel Heck’s C.S. Lewis Site

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

As part of my Great Links occasional feature, Joel Heck’s website is certainly worth highlighting. Dr. Heck is a theology and Bible professor at the Concordia University of Texas and a long time reader of C.S. Lewis. I have reviewed … Continue reading →

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Teaching Screwtape for a New Generation at CSLIS Colloquium

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

I am fully enjoying my weekend at the C.S. Lewis and the Inklings Colloquium at Taylor University in Indiana. My brain is full with idea from the dozens of workshops, but what is really thrilling is the setting for conversation. … Continue reading →

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Great Links: William O’Flaherty’s “C.S. Lewis Minute” & “All About Jack”

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Anyone who travels along the path of digital Narnian pilgrimage is bound to bump into William O’Flaherty‘s work. He is the voice behind the C.S. Lewis Minute, which offers a daily soundbite of Lewis trivia and biography. These catchy, quick … Continue reading →

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