Tag Archives: conspiracy theory

A Prison of the Mind: The Skeptical Dwarfs, Conspiracy Theory Thinking, and C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

The infamy of the Narnian dwarfs is great in C.S. Lewis’ conclusion to The Chronicles of Narnia, The Last Battle. In a scene filled with much terror and courage and empathy, a group of dwarfs rain down arrows upon some … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Breitbart, Chronicles of Narnia, CNN, conspiracy theory, Fox News, Jordan Peterson, Narnia, QAnon, The Horse and His Boy, The Last Battle | 46 Comments

Why the Logic of Prevention will Always Fail for Some: Steady Thoughts in Response to COVID-19

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

I awoke early this morning, before the alarm, thinking about teaching. Over the weekend, leaders in our largest colleges and universities and in our government have taken steps to limit the spread of COVID-19. It is not yet a state … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged American politics, C.S. Lewis, Canadian Politics, conspiracy theory, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fear, Fox News, Letters to Malcolm, online teaching, social media, Teaching, Theology of Culture | 30 Comments

9/11 and Mythology

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Based on the number of brochures that governments and non-profit groups produce, I suspect that most people are under the delusion that people operate out of beliefs. Know→Believe→Do, this is the way that the brochure-makers and moral pundits understand the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged 9/11, conspiracy theory, Ex Machina, Harold Bloom, Harvey Co, Mad Max, myth, Mythologies, mythology, Reinhold Niebuhr, Roland Barthes, terrorism, The Martian, The Revenant, Tiannaman Square Massacre, Tom Hanks, Wild | 17 Comments

Word of the Day: “Trumpery”

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

“I have sold all my Trumpery: not a counterfeit Stone, not a Ribbon, Glass, Pomander, Brouch to keep my Pack from fasting,” Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale IV.4.598 I came across a new word the other day: trumpery. I knew it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, conspiracy theory, debate, Donald Trump, Early Prose Joy, Election 2016, etymology, Hillary Clinton, Oxford English Dictionary, shimmer, Word of the Day | 29 Comments

Reconsidering the Lindskoog Affair

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Perhaps no figure has caused as much tension in the community of C.S. Lewis scholars and fans as Kathryn Lindskoog. In 1978, shortly after the publication of C.S. Lewis’ The Dark Tower and Other Stories, Walter Hooper found his editorial … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged A.N. Wilson, Abigail Santamaria, C.S. Lewis, Charlie Starr, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, conspiracy theory, forgery, J.R.R. Tolkien, Joy Davidman, Kathryn Lindskoog, Ransom Trilogy, Samuel Joeckel, The Canadian C.S. Lewis Journal, The Dark Tower, Walter Hooper | 107 Comments

Why I Don’t Think Jesus Was a Soccer Dad…

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Or that Mary Magdalene was a redeemer goddess. Or that Christ was an invention by the aristocratic elite to sooth the masses. Or that he never existed. Or that anything is really factual on the page that Dan Brown titles … Continue reading →