Monthly Archives: December 2015

O Radix, A Third Advent Reflection and Sonnet

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Originally posted on Malcolm Guite:
https://lanciaesmith.com/image-for-the-day-advent/ The third Advent antiphon,in?my Advent Anthology from?Canterbury Press?Waiting on the Word,? O Radix, calls on Christ as the root, an image I find particularly compelling and helpful. The collect is referring to the image…

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C.S. Lewis’ Curmudgeonly Essay

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

If you were to judge only from the pieces he published in December 1957, you would assume that C.S. Lewis was a classic case, get-off-my-lawn, wide-jawed, beslippered, well aged, first class curmudgeon. In 1955, he had published a clever piece … Continue reading →

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The Dickieson Family Christmas Tree

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Our family has just never been very good at Christmas trees. And it’s my fault. It sounds simple, I know. From Remembrance Day to Christmas Eve parking lots are filled with the lingering scents of pine and spruce. Why is … Continue reading →

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On Telling People’s Stories: Thoughts with Abigail Santamaria on “Joy”

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just finished reading a biography on the life of a minor American poet who had an affair with her professor and bullied her way through her first editorial job. She was a radical Marxist who used her film … Continue reading →

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A Lament for the Loss of Young Teachers

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I wrote a post about the problems of the lack of women in academic publishing, using my favourite publisher, Zondervan, as a test case for the conversation. Senior editor Katya Covrett responded, setting the problem of academic publishing … Continue reading →

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