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A University of Prince Edward Island-L.M. Montgomery Institute Timeline (Feature Friday) #LMMI @UPEI @LMMI_PEI

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

In preparing my paper proposal for The L.M. Montgomery Institute’s Fourteenth Biennial Conference at the University of Prince Edward Island (25-28 June 2020; see my paper abstract here), I made a timeline of Montgomery as a WWI-era figure. In my … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian literature, Feature Friday, L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne's House of Dreams, archive, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, Emily of New Moon, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery, owen barfield, Prince Edward Island, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, UPEI | 6 Comments

Joe Hoffman on Statistical Analysis, and the Future of the Humanities

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I wrote about “Some Follow-up on the Statistical Analysis of C.S. Lewis’ Letters.” I posted it as a preliminary, a placeholder one might say, as I can’t dive deep into the spreadsheet-lined offices of the large complex of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged archive, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Digital Humanities, digital natives, Inklings, Joe Hoffman, research | 7 Comments

A New C.S. Lewis Letter with Details About Narnia

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

That’s right, Dominic Winter Auctioneers is putting a newly surfaced letter from C.S. Lewis on the auction block. It is a great artifact, as The Daily Mail reports, a generous and light bit of Narnian delight as Lewis answers some questions from schoolchildren … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Memorable Quotes | Tagged archive, books, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, letters, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Narnia, Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 40 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Christmas Sermon for Pagans (Friday Feature)

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I have spoken often enough of literary Providence: from time to time the book we really need falls from the shelf, lands in our mailbox, or gets handed to us by a friend (or enemy) at the very best time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, News & Links, Original Research | Tagged archival research, archive, C.S. Lewis, Christmas, Christmas Sermon for Pagans, research, Sherlock Holmes, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Strand Magazine | 25 Comments

The Letchcraft Toast: Discovered from the World of Screwtape

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

As readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia will know, I enjoy knocking about archives. Not long ago, I made a chilling discovery: what appears to be an audio recording of an internal gathering of strategically placed demons. Needless to say, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged archive, C.S. Lewis, church leadership, demonic epistolary fiction, demons, epistolary fiction, leadership, religion, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, seminary, spiritual theology, The Screwtape Letters, theology | 4 Comments

C.S. Lewis Manuscript Collections and Reading Rooms

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Whether you are new to C.S. Lewis and the Inklings or a long time reader, there are some resources spaces available that can augment your reading project. Researchers and biographers have learned to find the C.S. Lewis manuscript collections, but there … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged archive, Bodleian Library, books, C.S. Lewis, library, literature, manuscript history, manuscripts, Marion E. Wade Center, Oxford, research, writing | 32 Comments

How I Stumbled into C.S. Lewis (“On Pretending to be in a PhD” pt. 1)

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

In my 400th blog post I noted that In 2011 I began pretending I was in a PhD. It is doubtless an odd thing to say, though it has been normal for me for so long I didn’t even think … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Albert Camus, archive, biblical studies, C.S. Lewis, christianity and culture, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, graduate school, Inklings, Regent College, Sartre, Teaching, theology, Theology of Culture, writing | 31 Comments

May Artifact of the Month: Charles Williams’s Honorary Master’s Degree

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Originally posted on Off the Shelf:
Museum display at the Wade Center featuring Charles Williams’s honorary Master of Arts degree from Oxford University, and the mortar board he wore during the ceremony. With graduation season beginning, we thought it appropriate…

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reflections | Tagged archive, Charles Williams, Death, Inklings, literature, Marion E. Wade Center, research, VE Day, WWII | 4 Comments

Another Awesome Day at The Wade

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Two years ago I wrote a review of the Marion E. Wade Center. It is unusual, perhaps, to write a review about a library, but my 3-day visit in 2012 changed the course of my academic life. While my most … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged archive, books, C.S. Lewis, Chicago, fantasy, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Marion E. Wade Center, The Screwtape Letters | 18 Comments

The Marion E. Wade Center: An Archive Review

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Though I’ve written dozens of book and album reviews, I’m certain I’ve never reviewed a library before. The Marion E. Wade Center, however, is not just another library. Housed at Wheaton College in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, The Wade … Continue reading →