Monthly Archives: March 2019

“The Current State of C.S. Lewis Studies”: HBU Talk and Panel with Michael Ward

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Houston Baptist University’s Master of Arts in Apologetics has become a real centre of exploration of scholarship about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings. This makes sense as the Inklings are some of the most significant imaginative Christian writers … Continue reading →

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Gods or Angels? A guest post by Yvonne Aburrow

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

The Inklings and Paganism Before he became a Christian, C.S. Lewis was deeply inspired by ancient Pagan mythology, and he continued to value it as mythopoeia after his conversion, and seems to have sought to reconcile the Christian worldview with … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis’ Science Fiction with Adam Mattern, David C. Downing, and Brenton Dickieson

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week we had an amazing Thesis Theater event, a great discussion about C.S. Lewis’ WWII-era science fiction trilogy. Recent Signum University MA graduate Adam Mattern was the central figure, presenting his thesis titled “An Image of the Discarded: C. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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