Tag Archives: art

The Problem with Moralistic Art: A Note on the Expository Demon

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am not an avid theatre goer, but it is something I secretly love. Rather than the grand urban stages, I especially enjoy the small, intimate theatres that we have here in Atlantic Canada and tucked away in cities … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged art, Blue Like Jazz, C.S. Lewis, christianity and culture, Duncan Macmillan, Left Behind, Lungs, Margaret Atwood, Marilynne Robinson, pop culture, Steve Taylor, theatre, Theology of Culture, Till We Have Faces, writing | 57 Comments

Call for Submissions

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I have been pleased to have had a blog published at the Fellowship of the King. They have now sent out a call for poetry, short stories, and essays. Check it out! “The Fellowship of The King” (www.thefellowshipoftheking.net) is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, News & Links | Tagged art, C.S. Lewis, fantasy, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, History, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, liberal arts, literary criticism, philosophy, theology, writing | 18 Comments

A Lament for the Loss of Young Teachers

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I wrote a post about the problems of the lack of women in academic publishing, using my favourite publisher, Zondervan, as a test case for the conversation. Senior editor Katya Covrett responded, setting the problem of academic publishing … Continue reading →

Posted in On Writing, Original Research, Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged academic, art, Education, higher education, Mr. Holland's Opus, On Writing, publishing, Richard Dreyfuss, Teaching, theology, Theology of Culture, University, Zondervan | 25 Comments

The Astonishing Power of a Book about Nothing: Woolf’s “Orlando”

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just finished reading Virginia Woolf’s Orlando: A Biography. It is a shocking, confusing, and engaging book. I am reeling from this … well, I’ll call it a novel. And I can say almost nothing about it or it … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged A Room of One's Own, art, C.S. Lewis, culture, feminism, gender, literary criticism, On Stories, Orlando, Theology of Culture, Virginia Woolf | 19 Comments

Even on Chairs of Bronze

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I was walking from my in-law’s house to work the other day. It is longer than my normal commute by foot, but is no great punishment. Prince Edward Island, when not beset by winter storms that are just starting to … Continue reading →