Monthly Archives: August 2011

On Work and Pay

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

“I’ve been made a Professor at Cambridge, which will mean less work and therefore of course (’tis the way of the world) more pay” (C.S. Lewis, Letters to an American Lady, 31; Sep 19, 1954)

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The Pilgrim’s Regress and the Reader’s Progress

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

As much as I always love it, reading Lewis occasionally reminds me of how I’m so deficient in “the literary canon”—the great pieces of literature that everyone has read; a.k.a., the books I should have read already. All too often … Continue reading →

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Lewis’ Voice Beyond the Grave

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

As far as I can tell, of all the BBC talks that C.S. Lewis has given only one has survived: Beyond Personality, from 1944. It is one of Lewis’ thoughts about God and time, in this case about the idea … Continue reading →

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The Art of Letter Writing in the Digital Age

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

I have always been fascinated with the art of letter writing but have always failed at actually doing it. I yearn for rich, paper correspondence, where my ideas can be later—much later, I hope—dissected and the me I leave behind … Continue reading →