Tag Archives: abolition of man

“Screwtape Proposes a Toast”: A Discussion on All About Jack

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Nearly two decades after the work that secured his fame as a public Christian intellectual, C.S. Lewis wrote a follow up to The Screwtape Letters. Lewis never thought Screwtape was worth the fuss, and he struggled to write from the demonic perspective in the … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged abolition of man, America, C.S. Lewis, Education, Men Without Chests, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, The Screwtape Letters, Theology of Culture | 13 Comments

Truth Claims ≠ Violence

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Truth be told, I am a false positive extrovert. At least at parties. Even when I know the people and place pretty well, I have great anxiety at breaking into conversation circles. But this was a faculty event, a room … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged abolition of man, Boko haram, Bring Back Our Girls, C.S. Lewis, epistemology, kidnapping, Madeleine L'Engle, Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Nigeria, philosophy, theology, Truth | 15 Comments

The Prophetic Critique of Malcolm Guite

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

As I posted this week, Canada’s broadcaster, the CBC, included a two-part documentary on C.S. Lewis and the Inklings on its award-winning Ideas programme. As a Canadian, I was fortunate to be able to listen to this documentary live–while I … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Reviews | Tagged abolition of man, Alister McGrath, C.S. Lewis, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Malcolm Guite, Monika Hilder, Poetry, Ralph Wood, The Inklings Institute of Canada, theology | 10 Comments

Link: Screwtape Proposes a Toast from the Saturday Evening Post (1959)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Nearly two decades after the work that secured his fame as a public Christian intellectual, C.S. Lewis wrote a follow up to The Screwtape Letters. I have read that Lewis was repeatedly asked to create a Screwtape sequel, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged abolition of man, C.S. Lewis, Education, Men Without Chests, Saturday Evening Post, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, The Screwtape Letters | 12 Comments

Great Links: Allusions in “The Screwtape Letters” and Popular Authors on Lewis

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Anyone with a bit of knowledge of English literature who picks up The Screwtape Letters knows that beneath the letters there is a wealth C.S. Lewis’ own reading. There are always echoes of the canon of literature in Lewis’ work, … Continue reading →