Monthly Archives: September 2014

My First Hour at the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I arrive early to the Bodleian library in Oxford, very nervous and quite intimidated. The attached quadrant has named each of its doorways in Latin: Schola Grammaticae et Historiae and Schola Naturalis Philosophiae. I have to go to the Clarendon … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged academic, Bodleian Library, C.S. Lewis, manuscripts, Oxford, research, travel, unpublished manuscript | 25 Comments

10 Great Quotations from T. S. Eliot on His Birthday

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged cheese, courage, On Writing, Poetry, T.S. Eliot, writing | 7 Comments

On Monasticism and New Monasticism

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I am posting this from the Gladstone’s library. This is a relatively new library for Wales (the 19th century), and is the Prime Minister’s own library, though he isn’t here at the moment. I am sitting in the theology reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Gladstone's Library, History, Jean Vanier, Monasticism, monks, New Monasticism, Shane Claiborne, theology, Theology of Culture, Wales | 19 Comments

Leuven to Chester in 12 Hours (Live Tweeting Adventure)

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

08:59 Very thankful for church bells in Leuven; set my Mon-Fri alarm on Sunday #fail 09:00 Evidently I am incapable of sleeping in Europe. Ugh. 09:01 Breakfast: three leftover sips from a Coke Zero named Michaël 09:15 Finished last Belgian … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Belgium, Beowulf, British Library, Chester, cows, Doctor Who, France, Leuven, London, research, Starbucks, The Beatles, travel | 26 Comments

You Are Here: My First Afternoon in Leuven

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

My first few hours of Leuven, Belgium is captured perfectly by the very helpful city maps scattered throughout its shops and streets. A series of cobblestone paths and stone houses radiating out of the ancient University centre, the maps capture … Continue reading →