Tag Archives: evangelicalism

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

An Embarrassing Confession: I Liked The Shack

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Anyone who knows me personally knows that I have an allergy to evangelical pop culture art. It is not anaphylactic, but if I get too close to the fiction section in a Christian bookstore, I tend to break out in … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged art, Audio Adrenaline, Blue Like Jazz, CCM, Contemporary Christian Music, DC Talk, evangelicalism, Gilead, Lecrae, Marilynne Robinson, Steve Taylor, Switchfoot, The Four Loves, The Shack, Twenty One Pilots, William Paul Young | 20 Comments

“Hungering After Old Books with C. S. Lewis, Anne Carpenter, and the Benedictines” Guest Blog by Karl Persson (Signum Series)

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Karl Persson holds an MA in Early Modern literature from the University of Regina, and a Doctorate in Old English literature from the University of British Columbia; he currently works as a preceptor and lecturer for Signum University. His scholarly … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Anne Carpenter, Athanasius, Benedictine Monks, Bible, C.S. Lewis, evangelicalism, Inklings, Old English, prayer, Signum Series, spiritual theology, theology, Theology of Culture | 5 Comments

sabbath unplugged

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Author Doug Coupland argued that when we reach a certain level of technological connectivity we can’t go back. We are lost when we leave our cell phone at home. When we get our new Smart Phone platform or the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged CBC, Douglas Coupland, evangelicalism, Geez, Generation X, Kurt Cobain, Leonard Sweet, pop culture, sabbath, tech sabbath, technology, The Matrix, theology, Theology of Culture | 24 Comments

C.S. Lewis in The Christian Century

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I have recently been listed in the CCblogs Network (you can see the little logo to the right). This is a blogging community hosted by The Christian Century, an American magazine that highlights Christian faith and practice on the progressive and liberal … Continue reading →