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Exploring Screwtape: A Closer Look at The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Originally posted on Off the Shelf:
“My dear Wormwood” is a phrase many readers will instantly recognize as the opening to C.S. Lewis’s classic work The Screwtape Letters. The book contains a series of letters from Screwtape, a senior devil,…

Posted in Feature Friday, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Hitler, Marion E. Wade Center, research, Screwtape, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, The Screwtape Letters | 17 Comments

Call For Guest Blogs on The Great Divorce

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

On Monday, Nov 10th, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ novella, The Great Divorce. I rank this among the best of Lewis’ fiction and one of his richest thought experiments. Though not one of his bestsellers, I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reflections, Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Death, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, heaven, hell, Hitler, imagination, myth, Nazism, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, theology, WWII | 34 Comments

What If He Is Actually Evil? Thoughts on the Moncton Murderer

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

In Eastern Canada we have been holding our breath as the RCMP (our national police force) scoured the city of Moncton, New Brunswick for an armed killer on the loose. Witnesses say Justin Bourque ambushed police officers, killing three and … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Arthuriana, C.S. Lewis, D-Day, evil, Hitler, Justin Bourque, Mental Illness, Moncton, Moncton Murderer, Mrs. Dalloway, PTSD, Virginia Woolf, WWII | 25 Comments

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Memoir in Poetry by G. Leibholz

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Dietrich Bonhoeffer remains such an intriguing figure. A pastor who stayed in Germany in WWII so that he might resist Hitler and Nazism, he is one of the more original and evocative 20th century theologians. The 70th anniversary of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged books, concentration camp, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hitler, martyrdom, Memoir, Nazism, self-death, The Cost of Discipleship, theology, WWII | 33 Comments

How C.S. Lewis Conceived of “The Screwtape Letters”

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

In my chronological reading of C.S. Lewis’ works, I have finally come to the letters where he describes how he thought of The Screwtape Letters. This letter to his brother has caused a lot of confusion over the years, and … Continue reading →