Monthly Archives: June 2016

Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions, with the Right Question Institute

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

After a teaching foundations course (theory), my first college course in teacher prep was “Teaching Methods.” Ever since, I have loved the diversity of ways that we can draw a group of people to a moment of discovery. I am … Continue reading →

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Changing Signs of Truth: Thinking about Postmodernism with Stan Grenz and Crystal Downing

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I will always be indebted to InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) for its culture of developing the Christian intellect. It isn’t that I had come from a brain-less community. My undergrad studies were rigorous, if anything my church culture had been … Continue reading →

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How to Read Literature Like a Monk

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I thought this was a pretty cool weekend idea.

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Treading Upon the Sacred: A Guest Post on Writing by Judy Carlson

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia know that I like to feature indie and small-press authors from time to time. Judy Carlson’s The White Knight, the Lost Kingdom, and the Sea Princess was published by Nordskog in 2015. Here she reflects upon … Continue reading →

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A Call for Literary Patrons

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I still have not found the words—or the time to search very hard—to describe the sublime experience of my research and conference trip to the Midwest these past couple of weeks. I spent nearly five days in archival and secondary … Continue reading →

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