Tag Archives: culture

Announcing my New C.S. Lewis Course at the University of Prince Edward Island (Registration Open for January 2022)

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis is one of the more prolific public figures of the 20th-century. A scholar, educator, poet, fantasist, and cultural critic, this author of the globally famous Narnian chronicles produced work in dozens of different genres and modes. Thus, I … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, communication, Crystal Hurd, cultural criticism, cultural literacy, culture, Diana Pavlac Glyer, leadership, Monika Hilder, Narnia, The Chronicles of Narnia | 13 Comments

The Other Reasons I Became a C.S. Lewis Scholar

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

An intriguing, fun, and occasionally perverse part of being a scholar in areas where there is a lively fandom is that I am often asked to tell my “encounter” story. This can be a bit strange in that in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged academic writing, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, culture, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, literature, Mere Christianity, Miroslav Volf, N.T. Wright, PhD Research, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Sallie McFague, theology, Ursula K. Le Guin | 8 Comments

When in Rome: A Letter to the Editor on Language, Immigration, and Culture

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Note: Nearly four years ago, one of the regular local Letter to the Editor writers complained of a phenomenon at our largest grocery store. He spoke about how a group of “Asians” were speaking loudly to one another in “Chinese” … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged American politics, Canadian Politics, culture, immigration, language, Prince Edward Island, UK Politics, US Politics | 26 Comments

And The Greatest of These…: A Review of C.S. Lewis’ Four Loves

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

This year I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own vault or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, affection, agape, bacon, C.S. Lewis, culture, Deathly Hallows, eros, Eustace Scrubbs, friendship, Harry Potter, love, Mrs. Fidget, philia, Slughorn, storge, The Four Loves, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 13 Comments

On Being a Digital Leopard Frog, or Living Among the Digital Natives (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

This summer I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own vault or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be an … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged culture, digital immigrants, digital natives, frogs, leopard frog, luddites, philosophy, social media, technology, Theology of Culture | 7 Comments

The Lord’s Prayer (North American Contemporary Version)

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our venti, soy, low foam 120-degree triple shot latte. Give us this day enough gas for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged culture, debt, environment, prayer, Starbucks, The Lord's Prayer, Theology of Culture | 10 Comments

Teacher of the Year!

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I am feeling very honoured to have received the Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching at the UPEI banquet last night. It was very moving to be honoured in such a way, before my friends and colleagues and with five … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged academic, adjunct professor, C.S. Lewis, culture, faith, Inklings, Maritime Christian College, Regent College, research, Signum University, Teacher of the Year, Teaching, University, University of Prince Edward Island, UPEI | 20 Comments

A Pilgrim in Narnia … in Italian (Friday Feature)

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I had a gentleman from Italy contact me to see if he could translate a blog post I did back in the Spring, when this sort of thing was still kind of a joke. The original blog was, “David Foster … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | Tagged America, culture, David Foster Wallace, Donald Trump, Infinite Jest, Trump | 4 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Curmudgeonly Essay

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

If you were to judge only from the pieces he published in December 1957, you would assume that C.S. Lewis was a classic case, get-off-my-lawn, wide-jawed, beslippered, well aged, first class curmudgeon. In 1955, he had published a clever piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Lewis' Essays, Memorable Quotes | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christmas, culture, Delinquents in the Snow, Dr. Johnson, God in the Dock, Joy Davidman, political theory | 26 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 →