Tag Archives: david downing

C.S. Lewis Really Should Have Seen it Coming: More On the Dangers of Reading

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Last year I wrote a post called, “Be Careful What You Read… C.S. Lewis’ Literary Encounter with George MacDonald.” It got a big readership, partly (I think) because it turns our expectations upside down. According to research by sociologist David … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged atheism, C.S. Lewis, convert, david downing, David Kinnaman, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, mysticism, philosophy, Reading | 22 Comments

How I Learned to Speak British, or A Review of David Downing’s “Looking for the King: An Inklings Novel”

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I find myself in the rather delicate position of critiquing the personal work of one with whom I’ve supped—ah, there it is, I’ve caught myself speaking in 1940s Oxford English again. It has been slipping out lately, I’m afraid. Given … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dan Brown, david downing, festival antigonish, Harry Potter, Inklings, literature, Madonna, Oxford, Ransom Trilogy, Space Trilogy, The Great Divorce, Tolkien | 37 Comments

C.S. Lewis and the Inklings Colloquium at Taylor University, Indiana

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

I thought it was worth sharing, for thinkers and readers of C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, a combined conference of the C.S. Lewis & the Inklings Society with the 8th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium at Taylor University, May 31-June 2, … Continue reading →