Monthly Archives: March 2019

What does Philip Pullman’s Daemon Voices have to say about the Inklings? Guest Post by Wesley Schantz

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

For a long time, Philip Pullman’s been my favorite living writer. And for practically as long as I’ve loved his stories, particularly The Golden Compass, I’ve been aware of his harsh criticisms of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. (That’s actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Guest Blogs, On Writing, Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Daemon Voices, fantasy, Fictional Universes, g k chesterton, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Narnia, Philip Pullman, The Hobbit | 14 Comments

Adam Mattern on C.S. Lewis’ Science Fiction (Announcement)

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, March 14, at 6pm ET for a Thesis Theater with recent Signum University MA graduate Adam Mattern, who will present his thesis titled “An Image of the Discarded: C. S. Lewis’s Use of the Medieval Model … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Adam Mattern, C.S. Lewis, david downing, Marion E. Wade Center, Ransom Trilogy, Science Fiction, Sehnsucht, Signum University, The Discarded Image | 18 Comments

David Bentley Hart’s Prophetic New Testament Translation and America’s Heresies

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

The New Testament: A Translation by David Bentley Hart My rating: 4 of 5 stars It is a little awkward to provide a star-rating for a Bible, but I am thinking here of the translation by David Bentley Hart. I … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged American evangelicalism, Bible, Bible translation, David Bentley Hart, evangelical, Greek, King James Bible, N.T. Wright, New Testament, theology | 16 Comments

TOLKIEN Official Trailer: Tentative Hope

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I’m actually starting to get excited about this. Coming from a place of deep skepticism, I am a bit of a late adopter to the idea of this film. Or most any biopic, actually, if I know the main characters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links | Tagged Derek Jacobi, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Garth, Lily Collins, Lord of the Rings, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Jackson, TCBS, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Tolkien and the Great War, WWI | 24 Comments

Literary Diversity and the Bottomless C.S. Lewis: A Unique Journey in Books

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

In George Sayer‘s compelling biography of C.S. Lewis, Sayer recalls the first time he met his future tutor and friend. Before and after his first meeting, Sayer found himself chatting with an unknown professor, later to be revealed as J.R.R. … Continue reading →