Monthly Archives: February 2017

For My Mother

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

You may have noticed that my posting has hardly been personal over the past couple of weeks. It is a week of difficult anniversaries. February 4th is the day my father and little brother perished in a fire, and last … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Death, feminism, memorial, obituary | 12 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ “Till We Have Faces” is Today’s Daily Deal on Audible

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Just a quick note. C.S. Lewis’ classical myth retold, Till We Have Faces, is the Audible.com “Daily Deal.” Most audiobooks run between $10 and $20, but Audible has a membership system. The gold level runs $15 a book, while the platinum … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1984, 50 Shades of Grey, audiobooks, C.S. Lewis, Donald Trump, dystopia, essay writing, George Orwell, Joy Davidman, myth, mythopoiea, Ransom Trilogy, The Screwtape Letters, Till We Have Faces | 4 Comments

Brooke Fraser on C.S. Lewis (Friday Feature)

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I have talked before about how musicians are influenced by C.S. Lewis (here, here, here, and here). Another one of these is New Zealand superstar Brooke Fraser. Church folk might know Fraser from her role in the Hillsong United music ministry. “Desert Song” … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | Tagged Brooke Fraser, C.S. Lewis, Hillsong United, Homer, music, New Zealand, Odyssey, pop culture, Rwanda | 14 Comments

How to Read All of C.S. Lewis’ Essays

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

A prodigious essayist, it is this area of C.S. Lewis’ work that I find the most provocative—even more so than the fiction and apologetics books (though there is overlap in the latter category). Whether inspirational or controversial, his brevity, clarity … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Lewis' Essays | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Christian Reflections, Christian Reunion, essay writing, God in the Dock, Image and Imagination, Of Other Worlds, Of This and Other Worlds, Present Concerns, Selected Literary Essays, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature, The Weight of Glory, The World's Last Night, writing | 66 Comments

C.S. Lewis on “Christian Reunion”

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Subtitled “An Anglican speaks to Roman Catholics,” the essay first published in 1990 as “Christian Reunion” is one of the hardest C.S. Lewis short pieces to get your hands on. Editor Walter Hooper notes that this is one of the only … Continue reading →