Tag Archives: Election 2016

How to Pray for America on Election Day–And the Days That Follow

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

Today, millions of Americans will go to the polls for what both leading candidates–sitting President Donald Trump (Republican, conservative) and former Vice-President Joe Biden (Democrat, liberal)–are calling the most important election in a generation. From a broader Christian perspective, I … Continue reading →

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Why Most of Us Will be Disappointed After the Election

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Throwback Thursdays are where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be an idea or book that is now relevant again, or … Continue reading →

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What Would Jesus Do on Election Day?

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I think the question was meant sardonically. Or maybe the questioner already had an obvious answer to “What Would Jesus Do on Election Day?” For some, anyway, the answer is obvious: Jesus would vote for party A or candidate B … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Part: A Plea to American Christians on Election Day

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

It is four years since I wrote this post, long before most a this blog’s great readers have helped to make A Pilgrim in Narnia a unique conversational space. Thinking about Tuesday, I reread it today to see how my … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The PEI Bomb Threat and the Politics of Twitter

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Just a little while ago I was writing away in my campus office and a policeman tells me we are evacuating. This is a strange message to get in the land of Anne of Green Gables, this getaway Island of … Continue reading →

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The Problem of the Canon

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Lately I have been playing with lists. Partly, this grows out of my desire to read great books. And partly it grows out of attempt to catch up on the severe lack of education I received growing up. So I … Continue reading →

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David Foster Wallace’s Parody of Donald Trump’s Presidential Run

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

True, David Foster Wallace died in 2008, long before the Donald even considered running. It is also true that Infinite Jest–the impossibly long and challenging masterpiece by Wallace that I have committed to read this spring–was written in 1996. Usually parodies are … Continue reading →

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Why I am Not Anti-Muslim

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

This is the phrase I put on the board for my students last week. They were not overly fond of my logic. But I had built us up to the moment. I noted a number of terrorist attacks from the … Continue reading →

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Why Most of Us Will be Disappointed After the Election

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Note: Most of my readers are American or British, and may not be overly excited about Canada’s Federal Election happening today. What I’m talking about fits into any of these contexts, and I’ve tried to include some UK and US … Continue reading →

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