Tag Archives: History

Many Times and Many Places: C.S. Lewis and the Value of History by Alan Snyder and Jamin Metcalf

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

Avid C.S. Lewis readers will know that he is more than any one of his profiles—the Narnian, an apologist for everyday folk, a controversialist, and the like. I have been working for some time to help readers avoid narrowing their … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alan Snyder, C.S. Lewis, History, literary history, Many Times and Many Places, Perelandra | 6 Comments

Mark Vernon’s “A Secret History of Christianity,” review by Wesley Schantz (On Owen Barfield)

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Review of A Secret History of Christianity: Jesus, the Last Inkling, and the Evolution of Consciousness, by Mark Vernon A guest post from Wesley Schantz Rating: 4 out of 5 stars For purposes of calibration or, if you like, conversion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reviews | Tagged A Secret History of Christianity, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Vernon, On Fairy-Stories, owen barfield, philosophy, Splintered Light, Surprised by Joy, The Discarded Image, Verlyn Flieger, William Blake | 42 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Normal and Not-So-Normal Life as a Student

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

As the cobblestone streets and hallowed halls of Oxford are beginning to fill for Michaelmas term, University students and faculty have been back to work here in North America. As I have a busy semester of teaching, I had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Lewis Biography | Tagged Anna Karenina, C.S. Lewis, Canterbury Tales, Cecil Harwood, diaries, Erewhon, History, owen barfield, Oxford, Poetry, Rudolph Steiner, University, writing | 13 Comments

Please Vote: “The Outlaw In My Lineage” by Nicolas Dickieson

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

The other day I took my family for a walk around my land. It is just a handful of acres now, a field farmed for soybean or alfalfa. It once was part of a much larger 100-acre plot that was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Canada, farming, Heritage Fair, History, Nicolas, Prince Edward Island | 5 Comments

Diana Butler Bass on C.S. Lewis and the Inklings

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

The work of C.S. Lewis is not lost on Church historians. Dr. Diana Butler Bass, a student of George Marsden and prominent columnist, author, and American church historian, turns to Lewis and some of his friends as an answer to … Continue reading →