Tag Archives: Margaret Atwood

On Embracing my Inner Nerd, Or Erasing the Division between Head and Heart

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

The phrase, “doing your devotions,” still gives me the shivers. Early in my spiritual journey, my well-meaning leaders tried to instill a little religion in me. I was the Christian equivalent of Huckleberry Finn when it came to disciplines that … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Albert Camus, Anne Lamott, Bart Ehrman, books, C.S. Lewis, Christian spirituality, Christopher Hitchens, Darwin, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, evangelicalism, Hans Kung, Margaret Atwood, Marilynne Robinson, Miroslav Volf, Old Books, richard dawkins, spiritual theology, St. Augustine, Stephen King, theology | 21 Comments

A Review of “The Chapel of the Thorn,” a lost Charles Williams play by Sørina Higgins

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Libraries are sacred spaces. I have had the opportunity to make pilgrimage to some of these storied cathedrals. I sat in contemplation at the Edwin W. Brown Collection at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, not even sure what I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged A Grief Observed, Arthuriana, Bodleian Library, Chapel of the Thorn, Charles Williams, fantasy, Gladstone's Library, letters, Margaret Atwood, Marion E. Wade Center, Poetry, religion, Science Fiction, Shakespeare | 19 Comments

The Wildwood in The Decemberists

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I reviewed Wildwood by Colin Melot and Carson Ellis. Colin Melot, who is the literary creator of the NewYorkTimes bestseller Wildwood Chronicles, is also the chief lyricist for Grammy-award winning The Decemberists. One might wonder what children’s writing … Continue reading →