Tag Archives: Kathryn Lindskoog

Tolkien Studies Projects Sweep the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award Shortlist in Inklings Studies (Trying Not To Say “I Told You So”)

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

I just spent the weekend at Mythcon–a short, digital version of the normally weird and wonderful long weekend of scholarship and fan fun. Many of the parts of Mythcon that I love were still featured, including thoughtful and engaging panels, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Huttar, Charles Williams, Christopher Tolkien, Clyde Kilby, david downing, Diana Glyer, Dimitra Fimi, Dorothy L. Sayers, Doug Anderson, George Sayer, Grevel Lindop, Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien, Janet Brennan Croft, Joe Christopher, John Garth, Kathryn Lindskoog, Michael Drout, Michael Ward, Mythcon, owen barfield, Paul Ford, Peter Schakel, The Inklings, Tom Shippey, Verlyn Flieger, Walter Hooper | 25 Comments

Narnia’s Lost Poet and C.S. Lewis’ Lost Biographer: A Further Note on A.N. Wilson

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last Monday I produced a review that was a bit tetchy (despite my own apparently hypocritical protestation that I don’t write bad book reviews). Therein I used a big sophisticated word that I clearly didn’t know (“coy”), and tried to highlight some … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged A.N. Wilson, Alister McGrath, BBC, David Holbrook, John Beversluis, Kathryn Lindskoog, Narnia, Narnia's Lost Poet, Samuel Joeckel, The Man Behind Narnia, Walter Hooper | 66 Comments

A.N. Wilson’s C.S. Lewis: A Mythology

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis: A Biography by A.N. Wilson My rating: 2 of 5 stars If this were a drinking party instead of a book, A.N. Wilson‘s C.S. Lewis: A Biography would be a five-star story. Humorous, light in tone, deftly written, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged A.N. Wilson, C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis Studies, Kathryn Lindskoog, Leo Tolstoy, Reading, St. Paul | 52 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Amazing Connections with Canada: A Canada Day Friday Feature Visit to the Vault

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Tomorrow is Canada Day here in the Great White North. Canada Day is, unsurprisingly, celebrated in Canada, and by the millions of Canadians hidden secretly among the peoples of the world, waiting until the signal to rise up and overthrow … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography | Tagged Brexit, C.S. Lewis, Canada, Canada Day, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, ham, humour, Independence Day, indians, Kathryn Lindskoog, pop culture, Surprised by Joy, The Canadian C.S. Lewis Journal, Trudeau, Walter Hooper, WWI | 17 Comments

Why I Don’t Write Bad Book Reviews

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Though I do not review every book that I read, I do like to highlight a few. In particular, I like to draw attention to books that readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia—in particular, students of C.S. Lewis and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged academic, Blogging, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kathryn Lindskoog, Lewis Studies, Michael Ward, Planet Narnia, Reading, research, reviews, The Lion, the Witch, theology and literature, writing | 29 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Amazing Connections with Canada (A Canada Day Post)

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

It is Canada Day here in, well, it’s in the title, isn’t it? Canada Day is, unsurprisingly, celebrated in Canada, and by the millions of Canadians hidden secretly among the peoples of the world, waiting until the signal to rise … Continue reading →

Reconsidering the Lindskoog Affair

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Perhaps no figure has caused as much tension in the community of C.S. Lewis scholars and fans as Kathryn Lindskoog. In 1978, shortly after the publication of C.S. Lewis’ The Dark Tower and Other Stories, Walter Hooper found his editorial … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged A.N. Wilson, Abigail Santamaria, C.S. Lewis, Charlie Starr, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, conspiracy theory, forgery, J.R.R. Tolkien, Joy Davidman, Kathryn Lindskoog, Ransom Trilogy, Samuel Joeckel, The Canadian C.S. Lewis Journal, The Dark Tower, Walter Hooper | 107 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Connections with Canada: A Canada Day Post!

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Posted in Lewis Biography | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Canada, Canada Day, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, ham, humour, Independence Day, indians, Kathryn Lindskoog, Pierre Trudeau, pop culture, Surprised by Joy, The Canadian C.S. Lewis Journal, Walter Hooper, WWI | 24 Comments

Adventures in Geekland: Book Collecting and C.S. Lewis

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Warning: You are about to experience C.S. Lewis geekery brought to a new level. Now, I have gone down this road before. After all, I travelled to New York city to spend four hours with a handwritten manuscript of The … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged book collecting, books, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Edwin W. Brown, first editions, In Pursuit of C.S. Lewis, Kathryn Lindskoog, Light, literature, The Screwtape Letters, Walter Hooper | 16 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 →