Tag Archives: Madeleine L’Engle

“In and Out of the Moon” by Jeff McInnis

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Anyone who has spent any amount of time haunting coffee shops or pubs with academics knows that many scholars have a novel or two in their desk drawer. This is especially true of scholars who study imaginative writers or speculative fiction, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, fantasy, George MacDonald, Harry Potter, Light, literature, Lord of the Rings, Madeleine L'Engle, Meditation in a Toolshed, Mythopoeia, Theology of the Small, writing | 7 Comments

Madeleine L’Engle and the Poetry of Us

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Madeleine L’Engle gets one of the “honourary Inklings” spots here on A Pilgrim in Narnia. A mythopoeic writer and creator of fantastic worlds, I know little about her poetry and adult novels. In this essay hosted by the Eclectic Orthodoxy … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged books, fantasy, literature, Madeleine L'Engle, Nietzsche, Poetry, worldviews, writing | 11 Comments

A Hobbit’s Theology (2016 Pub Talk)

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

On Thursday last I had the privilege of speaking at the most recent “Theology on Tap”–an evening that has never failed to disappoint in the past (see some background here). I spoke about “How Hobbits Save the World,” suggesting that there … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Madeleine L'Engle, Narnia, The Hobbit, theology, Theology of Culture, Theology of the Small | 28 Comments

Hobbits, Beer, and Theology

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

For fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and the literary club that formed around him in the 1930s to the 1950s, you will know how beer, hobbits, and theology go together. Each week, for a two and a half decades, a group of … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, fantasy, Inklings, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Madeleine L'Engle, Narnia, Roger Lancelyn Green, speculative fiction | 20 Comments

When You Reach Me: A New Kind of Intertextuality?

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

There isn’t much overlap between my wife and me when it comes to reading. A few books have been passed between us, such as The Secret Life of Bees and The Help. But Kerry does not prefer literary fiction or … Continue reading →