Tag Archives: Mere Christianity

“Not Because I am Anyone in Particular”: C.S. Lewis’ Original Preface on Mere Christianity

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Based on a year-2000 survey of church leaders and contributors to Christianity Today about 20th-century “classics that have shaped religious thought,” C.S. Lewis was “by far … the most popular author and Mere Christianity the book nominated most often.” Narnia also … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes | Tagged BBC, BBC Talks, books, C.S. Lewis, Christianity Today, George Marsden, Joseph Pearce, Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain, WWII | 28 Comments

Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, and Me

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

On Wednesday we all received news of Billy Graham’s passing. There were few figures my mother loathed more than the Rev. Billy Graham. It was the politics that she couldn’t stand, taking the position that given his public support of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged American evangelicalism, Barack Obama, Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, Cambridge, evangelical, evangelicalism, Joy Davidman, Just As I Am, Martin Luther King Jr., Mere Christianity, Mitt Romney, Political Theology, Richard Nixon, Smoke on the Mountain, Winston Churchill | 29 Comments

The Periods of C.S. Lewis’ Literary Life

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I took time to share my “cheat sheet“–a project that began for me on a scrap of paper but slowly grew up into an excel sheet resource that I consult pretty frequently. What I wanted to do was … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research | Tagged Boxen, C. S. Lewis’s Lost Aeneid, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, chronology, essays, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mere Christianity, Own Barfield, PhD Research, research, The Allegory of Love, The Pilgrim's Regress, writing, WWII | 9 Comments

The Secret C.S. Lewis Giveaway by Damon Moore

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Motivational blogger Damon Moore is having a C.S. Lewis Giveaway. This includes: Mere Christianity The Screwtape Letters The Great Divorce The Problem of Pain Miracles A Grief Observed The Abolition of Man The Four Loves Some digital resources including Spirits in … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, News & Links | Tagged A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis, Damon Moore, George MacDonald, Mere Christianity, Miracles, Spirits in Bondage, The Abolition of Man, The Four Loves, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, The Screwtape Letters | 2 Comments

Did that Lizard Just Turn Into a Horse? Guest Post by Josiah Peterson

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

The Scene “‘I cannot kill it against your will. It is impossible. Have I your permission?’ …the Lizard began chattering to the ghost so loud even I could hear what it said. ‘Be careful. He can do what he says. … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs | Tagged apologetics, C.S. Lewis, Fellowship for Performing Arts, George MacDonald, James Menzies, John Stott, Mere Christianity, N.T. Wright, Narnia, owen barfield, Past Watchful Dragons, Plato, rhetoric, The Great Divorce, theatre, Tim Keller | 6 Comments

Diana Butler Bass on C.S. Lewis and the Inklings

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

The work of C.S. Lewis is not lost on Church historians. Dr. Diana Butler Bass, a student of George Marsden and prominent columnist, author, and American church historian, turns to Lewis and some of his friends as an answer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Original Research | Tagged apologetics, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Christian spirituality, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothy L. Sayers, George Marsden, History, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Madeleine L'Engle, Mere Christianity, spiritual theology, Stanley Hauerwas, theology | 3 Comments

The Women That Changed C.S. Lewis’ Life

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

If your experience of C.S. Lewis is only Mere Christianity, Time magazine covers, or a struggle with Susan Pevensie in Narnia, no doubt your most striking image of Lewis will be that of the Oxford Don in shabby tweed surrounded by old books … Continue reading →