Monthly Archives: July 2016

The Most Important Motivational Cat Poster Ever

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson
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The Real Problem with Teached Helplessness

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

On Tuesday I posted an article called “12 Loving Ways You Can Ruin Your Kid’s Career,” which has gotten a bit of chatter. Most readers understood pretty clearly the satire. There is a lot of talk these days about the problems … Continue reading →

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12 Loving Ways You Can Ruin Your Kid’s Career

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Although many parents are radically successful in their focussed attempts to destroy any real potential in their children, some parents raised on a diet of Dr. Spock and after-school specials are struggling to know what else they might do to guarantee the … Continue reading →

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The Problem of the Canon

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Lately I have been playing with lists. Partly, this grows out of my desire to read great books. And partly it grows out of attempt to catch up on the severe lack of education I received growing up. So I … Continue reading →

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The Canon of Fantasy Literature (An Impossiblog)

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

This is an impossible blog–an impossiblog, if you will. I have been thinking a lot about the literary canon lately. We have a pretty good sense of who to read to capture the breadth of literary fiction in the West … Continue reading →

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See My Guest Blog at Theological Miscellany

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am pleased to be recently included in the “Theo-musings of Westminster Theological Centre faculty and friends” at the blog, Theological Miscellany. With the publication of my article, “‘Die Before You Die’: St. Paul’s Cruciformity in C.S. Lewis’s Narrative Spirituality” in … Continue reading →

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Harold Bloom’s Canon: The Essential List

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

On Monday I introduced Harold Bloom‘s 1994 bestseller, The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. I decided to create a “canonical list” in today’s blog for those who are inclined to try to soak in this great radition. Taking … Continue reading →

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Harold Bloom’s “The Western Canon”

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

  Harold Bloom’s The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages was a sensation when it appeared in 1994. Harold Bloom, a curmudgeonly anti-academic ivy league scholar, fills this challenging read with fresh insights on every page. He … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Ferguson/Falcon Heights/Baton Rouge is a Long Quiet Death

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I wrote this piece for The Guardian a couple of years ago, just after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. As I post this, families of slain police officers in Dallas are trying to understand what life is like without the … Continue reading →

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To C.S. Lewis Readers and Researchers: A Call for Literary Links

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Dear friends, I have been asked to contribute a list of C.S. Lewis manuscripts that have been published in the last decade for an upcoming book. This invitation came out of an earlier blog, “Lost-but-found Works of C.S. Lewis.” Since then, … Continue reading →

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