Monthly Archives: October 2015

Why Most of Us Will be Disappointed After the Election

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Note: Most of my readers are American or British, and may not be overly excited about Canada’s Federal Election happening today. What I’m talking about fits into any of these contexts, and I’ve tried to include some UK and US … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Canada, Canadian Politics, Election 2015, Election 2016, environment, evangelicalism, Mordor, Occupy Wall Street, Politics, religion, Tea Party, Theology of Culture, UK Politics, US Politics, worldviews | 28 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Accidental Autobiography: An Update

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis tried a number of times to write his spiritual autobiography. When in 1930 he had come to a philosophical belief in God, but was not yet a Christian, he gave a start to the story. It has finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged Alan Jacobs, books, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Pilgrim's Regress, Spiritual Autobiography, Surprised by Joy, the Narnian, The Problem of Pain, theology, writing | 39 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Advice to Students When Everything Seems in Ruins

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I was tempted to call this blog, “How to Keep from Being a Bore, an Ass, or a Villain.” You’ll see why very soon. It’s no secret that we live in disillusioning times. We are raising a generation with messages … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, News & Links | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Cecil Harwood, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, dealing with disappointment, failure, higher education, Inklings, letters, Letters to Children, Millennials, owen barfield, Oxford, spiritual theology, vocation | 30 Comments

Tolkien‘s ‘immortal four’ meet for the last time

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Originally posted on John Garth:
One hundred years ago today, four young men convened in an English town, not having seen each other for some time. What makes this trivial event significant is that one of them was J R…

Posted in Reflections | Tagged J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, WWI | 14 Comments

“Integrity” and “Research”: Two Evils of the University According to C.S. Lewis

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

In his mid-50s, after a devoting more than 35 years to Oxford as a student and teacher, C.S. Lewis moved to the “other university”: Cambridge. A year or so after taking his Chair, he wrote for The Cambridge Review, … Continue reading →