Tag Archives: medieval

What the Middle Ages and my 11-Year-Old Can Teach us About Diversity

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Each year my son and I camp on Prince Edward Island’s heavenly north shore. On one of our hike days we scramble down the red clay rocks to the white sand beaches, hopping over huddles of dry moss as we … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged antisemitism, Charlottetown, Dante, diversity, farming, History, How the Irish Saved Civilization, immigration, medieval, Monasticism, Monty Python, Paradiso, PEI, Prince Edward Island, refugee crisis, The Divine Comedy, Thomas Cahill, University, vocation | 25 Comments

Announcement: “Getting Medieval With C.S. Lewis” A Theology on Tap with Chris Armstrong

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

One of my favourite speaking events ever was my “Hobbit’s Theology” talk at a Theology on Tap last winter. This is a local tradition where professors and wordsmiths share their leading discoveries at a “Research on Tap,” or where they talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, literature, medieval, The Discarded Image, theology, Theology of Culture, Theology on Tap | 29 Comments

Reading Harry Potter in Oxford

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Back in the day, C.S. Lewis thought that industry and suburban sprawl was ruining Oxford. Decades later, industry has slid into the urban background and the suburbs are here to stay. If I had to say anything at all, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, History, Hogwarts, medieval, Oxford, The Eagle and Child, the Lamb and the Flag | 38 Comments

Chris Armstrong’s Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Chris R. Armstrong, Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians: Finding Authentic Faith in a Forgotten Age with C. S. Lewis (2016) You might say that old is the new new. As culture commits itself further to its pathological aversion to stillness, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, literature, medieval, The Discarded Image, theology, Theology of Culture | 13 Comments

Matthew Dickerson’s “The Rood and the Torc”: A Winter Tale

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

When I walk into a bookstore and scan the shelves, I am inevitably met with dozens of book jackets featuring Amish women in bent grass landscapes, or mysterious looking Elizabethan courtiers ready to be betrayed (or to do the betraying), … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Beowulf, C.S. Lewis, Frederick Buechner, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Matthew Dickerson, medieval, Old English, Rood, theology, Theology of Culture, vocation | 15 Comments

The Tangled Path Before Us: A Review of Matthew Dickerson’s “The Rood and the Torc”

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

When I walk into a bookstore and scan the historical fiction section, I am inevitably met with dozens of book jackets featuring Amish women in bent grass landscapes or mysterious looking Elizabethan courtiers ready to be betrayed (or to do … Continue reading →