Tag Archives: Christianity

Shūsaku Endō’s Silence: A 10 Minute Book Talk

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

Shūsaku Endō’s Silence is the story of, Sebastião Rodrigues, a Jesuit missionary who goes to 17th century Japan to be a priest to an oppressed church and to find his mentor, Fr Ferreira, who is reputed to have apostatized. Fr … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Minute Book Talk, Reviews | Tagged Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Christianity, Eugene Peterson, faith, Global Christianity, Japan, Martin Scorsese, persecution, Shūsaku Endō, Silence | 11 Comments

Mark Vernon’s “A Secret History of Christianity,” review by Wesley Schantz (On Owen Barfield)

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Review of A Secret History of Christianity: Jesus, the Last Inkling, and the Evolution of Consciousness, by Mark Vernon A guest post from Wesley Schantz Rating: 4 out of 5 stars For purposes of calibration or, if you like, conversion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reviews | Tagged A Secret History of Christianity, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Vernon, On Fairy-Stories, owen barfield, philosophy, Splintered Light, Surprised by Joy, The Discarded Image, Verlyn Flieger, William Blake | 42 Comments

Why do Evangelicals Really Reject the Environmental Movement? #earthday

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

On Earth Day 2015, I posted about my “water woes,” and how the struggles I have with poverty and environment are really spiritual problems. I argued that Christians are to resist the curses of Genesis 3, that we are to … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Al Gore, Alister McGrath, Christianity, creation care, creationism, environment, evangelicalism, evolution, Francis Collins, Kirk Cameron, media, Rachel Carson, Skepticism, social justice, Theology of Culture | 78 Comments

Why Religion Matters: A Mini-Vlog Series

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the trade-offs of my recent vacation and research trip to the U.K. was that I had to miss the first week of classes. In our “Inquiry Studies” class we were simply doing introductions, so I joined the class … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research | Tagged Chester, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, religion, religious studies, Stonehenge, Teaching, theology, United Kingdom | 16 Comments

Why do Evangelicals Really Reject the Environmental Movement?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

On Earth Day I posted about my “water woes,” and how the struggles I have with poverty and environment are really spiritual problems. I argued that Christians are to resist the curses of Genesis 3, that we are to resist … Continue reading →

“The Myth of Empty Space” by Dallas Willard

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I was at my extended family’s house yesterday and saw Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy on a side table. It is a bookish home, and I’m a bookish person, so I’m often flipping over books and picking up where people … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Dallas Willard, evangelical, God, literature, Ransom Trilogy, The Divine Conspiracy, theology, worldviews | 11 Comments

Was C.S. Lewis Wrong about His Own Conversion?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis’ conversion to Christianity is one of the 21st century’s classic spiritual stories. And the moment of his final, reluctant yielding to a belief in God has been often repeated: “You must picture me alone in that room in … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Original Research | Tagged Alister McGrath, Andrew Lazo, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Conversion, conversion to Christianity, Marion E. Wade Center, owen barfield, religion, Surprised by Joy | 34 Comments

“Habemus Papam!” C.S. Lewis on Catholicism

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Today’s election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as Pope Francis I has any of us with even the slimmest connection to Roman Catholicism tapping on our iPhones or opening up TweetDeck. It has been a wonderful clash of … Continue reading →