Monthly Archives: January 2016

On the Passing of Alan Rickman and the Adaptation of Books to Film

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

We have lost another great figure. David at Letters from the Edge of Elfland has written a nice tribute. I thought this would be a good moment to say goodbye to Professor Snape, and to highlight David’s interesting work thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | 8 Comments

C.S. Lewis in The Christian Century

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I have recently been listed in the CCblogs Network (you can see the little logo to the right). This is a blogging community hosted by The Christian Century, an American magazine that highlights Christian faith and practice on the progressive and liberal … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged apologetics, Bible, Christianity Today, evangelicalism, God in the Dock, liberal Christianity, Pittenger, Reflections on the Psalms, Reinhold Niebuhr, The Christian Century, The Screwtape Letters, theology, W.H. Auden | 11 Comments

Faërie Stories in The Labyrinth: A David Bowie Tribute Post

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

David Bowie is dead. We woke up to the news as weather giants threw the sky against our windows and rocked the house in their rollicking. I had just been thinking about Bowie yesterday, but I suppose everyone has. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds | Tagged David Bowie, Escher, faerie, fairytales, fantasy, Fictional Universes, film, intertextuality, jennifer connelly, Jim Henson, Labyrinth, muppets, music, Ziggy Stardust | 19 Comments

The Inklings and Science Fiction: A New Online Class

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Have you considered spending some time expanding your reading this winter? Have you wanted to dig further into classic SF and authors like C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? This could be an engaging and inexpensive opportunity. I don’t know of … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, Brian Aldiss, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Science Fiction | 7 Comments

The Top 12 Posts of All Time

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

#12. “‘Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s to be Said’ by C.S. Lewis.” Perhaps no one would be more surprised than C.S. Lewis himself at the success of his classic children’s stories, The Chronicles of Narnia. Hundreds of millions … Continue reading →