Monthly Archives: March 2017

“The Givenness of Things”: Marilynne Robinson’s Wide-Ranging Collection of Essays

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

One of my absolute favourite blogs to follow is “On Art and Aesthetics”. Tulika curates gorgeous posts featuring mainstream and eyebrow-raising artists from across the world and throughout history. I am so far from an art critic that I cannot … Continue reading →

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Of Beren and Lúthien, Of Myth and the Worlds We Love

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I don’t think I have ever read anything better than the tale of Beren and Lúthien. It is a bold statement, so allow me to give some context. One of the things that readers love about The Lord of the Rings … Continue reading →

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The Tolkien Letter that Every Lover of Middle-earth Must Read

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

It is sort of a trick, isn’t it? Any true Tolkien fan will say that every page in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien is essential. However, not everyone enjoys letters as much as I do. Some might absolutely love The Lord of … Continue reading →

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A Brace of Tolkien Posts #TolkienReadingDay

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

March 25th is Tolkien Reading Day! I have just hit the halfway point of The Silmarillion–my first time successfully reading it all the way through. Often I would start, enjoy the mythic material, then as the legendary stories of the … Continue reading →

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An Embarrassing Confession: I Liked The Shack

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Anyone who knows me personally knows that I have an allergy to evangelical pop culture art. It is not anaphylactic, but if I get too close to the fiction section in a Christian bookstore, I tend to break out in … Continue reading →

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