Tag Archives: demons

Wormwood Reborn? A Screwtapian Look at The Gates by John Connolly (A Little Hallowe’en Demonic Lit)

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the great perks as a university teacher is that I am constantly in conversation with students about good books. While this occasionally gets me into conversations about Twilight (which I did read, but only with great commitment to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Dante, demons, Douglas Adams, fantasy, hell, John Connolly, Lemony Snicket, literature, Philip Pullman, Screwtape, Teaching, Terry Pratchett, The Gates, The Screwtape Letters, Twilight | 15 Comments

The Letchcraft Toast: Discovered from the World of Screwtape

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

As readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia will know, I enjoy knocking about archives. Not long ago, I made a chilling discovery: what appears to be an audio recording of an internal gathering of strategically placed demons. Needless to say, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged archive, C.S. Lewis, church leadership, demonic epistolary fiction, demons, epistolary fiction, leadership, religion, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, seminary, spiritual theology, The Screwtape Letters, theology | 4 Comments

The Gates of Hell are Open… Want to Peek?

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just finished preparing a class on Witches for my University of Prince Edward Island class today. It’s Hallowe’en, so evoking the Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Christian Studies department is not altogether unwelcome. It should … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Dan Brown, demons, fantasy, Halloween, Harry Potter, hell, John Connolly, literature, Screwtape, The Gates, The Gates of Hell, The Screwtape Letters | 5 Comments

Wormwood Reborn? A Screwtapian Look at The Gates by John Connolly (Hell Series Part 1)

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the great perks as a university teacher is that I am constantly in conversation with students about good books. While this occasionally gets me into conversations about Twilight (which I read with great effort) and Hunger Games (which … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Angel & Demons, books, British, British Literature, C.S. Lewis, Dan Brown, Dante, demons, Douglas Adams, End of the World, fantasy, hell, John Connolly, kurt vonnegut jr, Lemony Snicket, literature, Milton, Philip Pullman, Screwtape, Terry Pratchett, The Gates, The Gates of Hell, The Hunger Games, The Screwtape Letters, Twilight | 9 Comments

Screwtape Writes Again: A Note on Contemporary Screwtape Letters

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I have the opportunity to use C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters in an undergraduate class. One of the assignments that I give them is to create a “Screwtape Letter for a New Generation”—their own, unique, contemporary spiritual formation advice or … Continue reading →