Monthly Archives: October 2012

Friendship Facing Forward

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Our national broadcaster recently had a show about colossally bad first dates. There were your classic stories, from the lack of a spark to the instantaneous stalker. One of the stories was of a guy who asked a girl out … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged awkward silences, bad date, books, C.S. Lewis, friendship, literature, love, Marion E. Wade Center, The Four Loves | 11 Comments

“Once Upon a Dreary Era”: A Review of Peter Kreeft’s Critical Essay On C.S. Lewis

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Anyone who has heard a lecture from the characteristic voice of Peter Kreeft—and there are a number available free on iTunesU—will hear his humour behind the words of his dozens of books. His books are typically serious. Kreeft is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged apologetics, C.S. Lewis, literary criticism, Narnia, Peter Kreeft, Ransom Trilogy, Rationalism, Romanticism, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters | 4 Comments

Accidental Riddles in the Invisible Dark (The Hobbit Read-Along, Chapter 5)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

This blog is part of The Hobbit Read-Along at The Warden’s Walk. I’ve been assigned Chapter 5: Riddles in the Dark. Feel free to comment on any of the blogs in the series. Here is a riddle for you: Besides … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Bilbo Baggins, books, Eucatastrophe, Gollum, Hobbit Read-Along, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, myth, Providence, The Hobbit, the Ring | 46 Comments

A Tribute to a Mentor

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

No one was more formative to the thinking of the young C.S. Lewis than William Thompson Kirkpatrick. Lovingly dubbed “The Great Knock” by the Lewis family, Kirkpatrick absolutely transformed Lewis’ way of thinking and set him on his academic trajectory. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged apologetics, C.S. Lewis, conversion to Christianity, Digory Kirke, Kirk, lion the witch and the wardrobe, little bookham, logic, mentor, Narnia, The Great Knock, The Lion, The Magician's Nephew, The Pilgrim's Regress, The Screwtape Letters, William Kirkpatrick | 14 Comments

Hitlerian Haunting in Screwtapian Logic

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

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 →