Monthly Archives: April 2015

Surprised by Joy: How Joy Davidman Shaped C.S. Lewis by Dr. Crystal Hurd

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

This weekend was the 100th anniversary of Joy Davidman’s birth. An important American poet and writer in her own right, I know about her because she was married to C.S. Lewis. This late, surprising marriage absolutely took over Lewis’ life … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Lewis Biography | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Crystal Hurd, Debra Winger, Dymer, Joy Davidman, Surprised by Joy | 42 Comments

Letters to the Editor in Response to C.S. Lewis’ “Dangers of National Repentance”

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

On Palm Sunday, March 17th, 1940, C.S. Lewis wrote to his brother who was at war in France. C.S. Lewis had had an article appear in The Guardian the previous Friday called “Dangers of National Repentance.” This is the newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Original Research | Tagged Anglican, C.S. Lewis, Colonel Blimp, Dangers of National Repentence, Dorothy L. Sayers, God in the Dock, Nazism, R.H. Malden, Screwtape, The Screwtape Letters, WWI, WWII | 7 Comments

I Don’t Want my Son to be a Stupid Girl

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Pink is in the news again. No, it isn’t because she has sold more than 14 million albums, or created music that has asked real social questions and influenced younger artists. It isn’t because she has been caught in public … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged American President, Barbie, body image, body shaming, Clueless, culture, fashion, Hillary Clinton, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, parenting, pink, social media, stupid girls, Theology of Culture | 7 Comments

A Sarcasta-Review of the Ransom Trilogy by J.B.S. Haldane

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

J.B.S. Haldane was one of the last renaissance men. A polymath, writer, and public intellectual, his Possible Worlds helped give C.S. Lewis a model for writing theological fiction. While Lewis relished in the model–science fiction as a platform for thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes | Tagged C.S. Lewis, fictional worlds, H.G. Wells, J.B.S. Haldane, Of Other Worlds, Possible Worlds, Ransom Trilogy | 25 Comments

C.S. Lewis According to the New Atheists

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

“A common argument, attributed among others to C. S. Lewis (who should have known better), states that, since Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, he must have been either right or else insane or a liar: ‘Mad, Bad … Continue reading →