Tag Archives: evangelical

David Bentley Hart’s Prophetic New Testament Translation and America’s Heresies

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

The New Testament: A Translation by David Bentley Hart My rating: 4 of 5 stars It is a little awkward to provide a star-rating for a Bible, but I am thinking here of the translation by David Bentley Hart. I … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged American evangelicalism, Bible, Bible translation, David Bentley Hart, evangelical, Greek, King James Bible, N.T. Wright, New Testament, theology | 19 Comments

Bono and Eugene Peterson on the Psalms and Art (Friday Feature)

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I wrote about the passing of Eugene Peterson and his impact on my spiritual and literary life. In particular, it was Eugene’s classes that led me to a recovery and reimagining of my vocation of writing and scholarship and … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, News & Links | Tagged American evangelicalism, art, As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Bono, Eugene Peterson, evangelical, Frederick Buechner, Regent College, U2 | 2 Comments

On the Passing of Eugene Peterson, with Gerard Manley Hopkins

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

For those that know of Eugene Peterson‘s work and have felt the impact of his life spent as a pastor-theologian, you probably already know that he passed away earlier this week. Christianity Today has a nice write-up (see here), and so … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged American evangelicalism, As Kingfishers Catch Fire, C.S. Lewis, Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Ephesians, Eugene Peterson, evangelical, Frederick Buechner, George MacDonald, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Regent College, Under the Unpredictable Plant | 11 Comments

Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, and Me

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

On Wednesday we all received news of Billy Graham’s passing. There were few figures my mother loathed more than the Rev. Billy Graham. It was the politics that she couldn’t stand, taking the position that given his public support of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged American evangelicalism, Barack Obama, Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, Cambridge, evangelical, evangelicalism, Joy Davidman, Just As I Am, Martin Luther King Jr., Mere Christianity, Mitt Romney, Political Theology, Richard Nixon, Smoke on the Mountain, Winston Churchill | 32 Comments

Why I am not Anglican: A Response to Rachel Held Evans

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Why should I be, after all? Of all the many branches—or scattered splinters—of Christianity, why should I address this particular and peculiar English Episcopalian one? Some already assume that I am Anglican, simply because I am engaged in the project … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections, Reviews, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Anglican, C.S. Lewis, Chester, Church of England, Coldplay, DC Talk, evangelical, evolution, GenX, InterVarsity Christian Fellowshi, IVCF, Larry Norman, Millennials, Prince Edward Island, Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday, Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, theology | 46 Comments

“The Myth of Empty Space” by Dallas Willard

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I was at my extended family’s house yesterday and saw Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy on a side table. It is a bookish home, and I’m a bookish person, so I’m often flipping over books and picking up where people … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Dallas Willard, evangelical, God, literature, Ransom Trilogy, The Divine Conspiracy, theology, worldviews | 11 Comments

Storytelling and Art

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

This morning I was listening to the CBC radio show “Q” with Jian Gomeshi. This is a Canadian arts and culture radio magazine that we do really well, and the secret is slowly getting out as the show has gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Afghan Girl, art, C.S. Lewis, CBC, Dorothy L. Sayers, evangelical, Jian Gomeshi, Jodi Cobb, National Geographic, photography, theology, writing | 17 Comments

The Difference Between Pressure & Discipline: Reflection upon my 100th Post

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Reaching the somewhat artificial but still satisfying pinnacle of 100 Posts on A Pilgrim in Narnia has set me into a reflective mood. I began this project just over a year ago as a way to draw together my thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Bible, books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, evangelical, fantasy, imagination, J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters to an America Lady, literature, love, myth, religion, Science Fiction, The Screwtape Letters, writing | 9 Comments

Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism: A Confessional Review

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I read Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism quite by accident, and at a time when I should have been attending to other matters—in particular, getting assignments back to my students in a timely manner. I asked Zondervan for … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged american fundamentalism, christianity and culture, Confessional Evangelical, evangelical, evangelical controversy, Fundamentalism, Galatians 2:20, Generic Evangelicalism, John G. Stackhouse, Kevin T. Bauder, Posconservative Evangelicalism, R. Albert Mohler, Regent College, Roger E. Olson, theology | 31 Comments

(Re-Post) A Virtual Mentor: My Review of the C.S. Lewis Class at RTS by Knox Chamblin

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I received news yesterday that Dr. Knox Chamblin of Reformed Theological Seminary had passed away after battling cancer. I truly enjoyed his C.S. Lewis class (available free on iTunesU), so I decided to republish this blog to encourage readers to … Continue reading →