Tag Archives: History

Even on Chairs of Bronze

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I was walking from my in-law’s house to work the other day. It is longer than my normal commute by foot, but is no great punishment. Prince Edward Island, when not beset by winter storms that are just starting to … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Think Jesus Was a Soccer Dad…

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Or that Mary Magdalene was a redeemer goddess. Or that Christ was an invention by the aristocratic elite to sooth the masses. Or that he never existed. Or that anything is really factual on the page that Dan Brown titles … Continue reading →

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On Monasticism and New Monasticism

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I am posting this from the Gladstone’s library. This is a relatively new library for Wales (the 19th century), and is the Prime Minister’s own library, though he isn’t here at the moment. I am sitting in the theology reading … Continue reading →

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A Letter Home to his Papy 100 Years Ago Today

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

After my Monday post about C.S. Lewis’ diary entry 90 years ago, a reader asked why I didn’t just go the distance and include a letter from 100 years ago. While I’m as much a fan of centenary celebrations as … Continue reading →

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A Normal Day in C.S. Lewis’ Life as a Student

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Perhaps it is an odd fascination, but I do love reading people’s diaries. Dead people of course. I don’t know what I would do with the inner thoughts of real people in my every day life. It would be absolutely … Continue reading →

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