Tag Archives: archive

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

Today is the 70th anniversary of VE Day. People throughout the allied territories were celebrating Victory in Europe, including huge crowds in London and Oxford. While England was celebrating, Charles Williams was taken to hospital on May 10th. He died … Continue reading →

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 →