Tag Archives: Don King

C. S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium Postponed, but Student Paper Contest Continues

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

Here is a victim of COVID-19 that I talked about on Monday. The 2020 C.S. Lewis & Friends Colloquium at Taylor University has been postponed from June 2020 to June 2021. I am quite disappointed as this was part of … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Huttar, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Don King, Dorothy L. Sayers, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Chance, Jason Lepojärvi, Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, Monika Hilder, Taylor University | 3 Comments

The C.S. Lewis & Friends Conference: A Final Call and My Paper Proposal

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

I wanted to re-share the Call for Papers for one of my favourite conferences (which I describe here and here). If you are thinking of proposing a paper or creative piece, get that proposal in! They are especially interested in having … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Huttar, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Don King, Dorothy L. Sayers, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Chance, Jason Lepojärvi, Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, Monika Hilder, Taylor University | 16 Comments

Call For Papers: C. S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium, Taylor University, June 4-7, 2020

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

I wanted to re-share the Call for Papers for one of my favourite conferences (which I describe here and here). I am working on my proposal today–a month early–because I think they are filling up the timeslots pretty rapidly. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Huttar, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Don King, Dorothy L. Sayers, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Chance, Jason Lepojärvi, Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, Monika Hilder, Taylor University | Leave a comment

Call For Papers: C. S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium, Taylor University, June 4-7, 2020

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I want to share the Call for Papers for one of my favourite conferences (which I describe here and here). The topic is intriguing, calling upon Dorothy L. Sayers’ 1938 essay, “Are Women Human?” I’ll also note that there is one … Continue reading →

Joy Davidman’s Conversion Story “The Longest Way Round”: Audio Narration and Doodle

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

In this Friday Feature I want to share a creative way to read Joy Davidman’s conversion story, “The Longest Way Round,” which you can find in various places online and in Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | Tagged Abigail Santamaria, C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis Doodle, Don King, Joy Davidman, Lyle Dorsett, Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman, Smoke on the Mountain, Surprised by Joy, The Longest Way Round | 8 Comments

“The Places of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis” with Patti Callahan, plus a Wade Podcast, Timeline, and Other Resources (Friday Feature)

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I recently featured New York Times Bestselling author Patti Callahan’s novelized biography of Joy Davidman, Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis. I found it a helpful book with fine writing, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | Tagged Abigail Santamaria, Becoming Mrs. Lewis, Crystal Downing, david downing, Don King, Joy Davidman, Lyle Dorsett, Patti Callahan | 4 Comments

The Mystery of Love and C.S. Lewis’ Morning Song

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis’ love story with poet and author Joy Davidman has been made famous by Lewis biographers and, especially, the stage production and film, Shadowlands. Abigail Santamaria’s fairly recent biography of Davidman, Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C. S. Lewis–which I … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes | Tagged Abigail Santamaria, Aubade, C.S. Lewis, Collected Poems, Don King, John Donne, Joy Davidman, owen barfield, Poetry, Shadowlands, The Sun Rising | 9 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ “Dymer”… or is it Deemer? (or Can Someone from the Buffyverse be Wrong?)

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

As I hinted last month, I have been reading and rereading C.S. Lewis’ Dymer. Lewis only kept a journal during his early Oxford years, 1922-1927. The diary’s posthumous title, All My Road Before Me, is taken from the first stanza of Dymer: … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged A.N. Wilson, Alister McGrath, All My Road Before Me, books, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, C.S. Lewis, Chad Walsh, david downing, Don King, Dymer, Monika Hilder, Poetry, Robin Sachs, The Quest of Bleheris | 28 Comments

Some Friday Feature C.S. Lewis Notes

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

There are a few things I’d like to note without doing a bunch of big announcements. Consider this a Friday Feature Flash (sorry, I couldn’t think of a better term!). Save the C.S. Lewis Nature Reserve You may not even … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Bandersnatch, C.S. Lewis, David Beckmann, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Don King, Letters to Malcolm, The Kilns, Will Vaus | 12 Comments

A Poetic Tribute to The Great Knock

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

In an October 2012 blog, “A Tribute to a Mentor,” I told the story of C.S. Lewis’ great teacher, William Kirkpatrick. He was called “The Great Knock” by the Lewis family, and he absolutely transformed C.S. Lewis’ way of thinking. … Continue reading →