Tag Archives: Oxford

360° Aerial View of Oxford (Friday Feature)

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Oxford is a grand town. You can wander those cobblestone-streets forever, gazing up at the dreaming spires of one of the world’s great centres of learning. I have tried to give readers a flavour of the town as I read … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Harry Potter, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Oxford, Oxford C.S. Lewis Society | 39 Comments

An Afternoon on C.S. Lewis’ Headington Hill

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

On Hallowe’en I posted about some Oxford graveyard visitations I attempted on a sunny Friday in October. I also spent part of that day knocking about Headington Hill, the community where C.S. Lewis and his brother lived (and where Hermione … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, News & Links | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Headington Hill, Narnia, Oxford, The Kilns, Walter Hooper, Will Vaus | 51 Comments

Inklings Graves in Oxford

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Isn’t that the coolest name? Quarry Hollow. So lovely and evocative and spooky. I wish I had been there at night to take a proper Hallowe’en picture. I took this picture when I was cutting through some alleys in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Austin Farrar, Beren and Lúthien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, graveyards, Halloween, Hugo Dyson, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Blish, Joy Davidman, Kenneth Grahame, Lord of the Rings, Max Müller, Narnia, Oxford, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Warren Lewis | 50 Comments

The Shape of the Cross in C.S. Lewis’ Writing: My Oct 23rd Talk at the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I’m pleased to announce that I will be giving a talk at the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society next week (Tues, Oct 23rd, 8pm for 8.15pm start at Pusey House). The Society was very kind to fit me in on my … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, cruciformity, Dymer, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Mere Christianity, Oxford, Oxford C.S. Lewis Society, self-death, spiritual theology, The Great Divorce, The Pilgrim's Regress, The Problem of Pain, theology, Till We Have Faces | 10 Comments

Off to the UK!

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Next week I am boarding a jet plane for a research trip to the UK. I’ve got a few things on the agenda: Oxford Ah yes, Oxford, city of dreaming spires. It is an imaginatively rich space for me. I … Continue reading →