Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

The Grand Miracle: Daily Reflections for the Season of Advent (Friday Feature)

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

While I am a bit late in making this notice, I still think it is still worthwhile. The Christian History Institute in cooperation with the Marion E. Wade Center has produced “The Grand Miracle: Daily Reflections for the Season of … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | Tagged Andrew Lazo, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, dorothy sayers, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Ward, owen barfield, Ralph Wood, The Grand Miracle | Leave a comment

An Open Class on Narnia and Friendship with Brenton Dickieson, Jason Lepojärvi, and Diana Pavlac Glyer (Full Video from Signum University)

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Friendship was an absolutely critical part of C.S. Lewis’ life. His lifelong friendship with his brother created a literary household. Lewis’ childhood and university friendships helped him renegotiate his core values and his life philosophy. The Oxford Inklings, the main … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, News & Links | Tagged A Grief Observed, Bandersnatch, C.S. Lewis, Christian apologetics, Diana Pavlac Glyer, friendship, Inklings, Jason Lepojärvi, Joy Davidman, linguistic history, literary criticism, literary history, Narnia, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Company They Keep, The Four Loves, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Till We Have Faces, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 18 Comments

“The Planets” in C.S. Lewis’ Writing, with a Planet Narnia Chart (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

At A Pilgrim in Narnia we have an occasional feature called “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia, Holly Ordway, Medieval Cosmology, Michael Ward, Narnia, Planet Narnia, Ransom Trilogy, science, Science Fiction, The Discarded Image, The Planets, Walter Hooper, William O'Flaherty | 23 Comments

“A Sense of the Season”: C.S. Lewis’ Birthday Pivot and the Cambridge Inaugural Address

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

In the autumn of 1954 at the age of 56, C.S. Lewis was at the height of his academic career. After nearly two decades of research and writing English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Excluding Drama, this magnum opus intensified … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Original Research, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged anthropology, autoethnography, BBC Talks, C.S. Lewis, De Descriptione Temporum, English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, F.R. Leavis, I.A. Richards, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Mere Christianity, Narnia, OHEL, Reflections on the Psalms, Surprised by Joy, The Discarded Image, theology, WWII | 3 Comments

An Obituary of C.S. Lewis’ Life as an Oxford Don, by John Wain (The 56th Anniversary of Lewis’ Death)

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Today is the 56th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ death. In past years, I have reflected upon Lewis dying in the shadows of great men like JFK and Aldous Huxley on 11/22/63. This year, I wanted to share an obituary of … Continue reading →