Tag Archives: Oxford

“Integrity” and “Research”: Two Evils of the University According to C.S. Lewis

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

In his mid-50s, after a devoting more than 35 years to Oxford as a student and teacher, C.S. Lewis moved to the “other university”: Cambridge. A year or so after taking his Chair, he wrote for The Cambridge Review, … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Cambridge, higher education, Oxford, Pedagogy, Present Concerns, research, The Abolition of Man, Theology of Culture, University | 23 Comments

“Locking Horns With C.S. Lewis” by Antony Flew

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

In There is a God (2007), Antony Flew tells the story of his philosophical conversion from atheism to deism, and finally to theism. Flew became famous as an atheist with this little paper, “Theology and Falsification” (1950), where he argued that … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes | Tagged Antony Flew, apologetics, atheism, autoenthnography, biography, controversy, Elizabeth Anscombe, Miracles, Oxford, philosophy, Socrates, Socratic Club, Spiritual Autobiography, theology, There is a god | 6 Comments

A Guide to Doing C.S. Lewis Research at the Bodleian: From One Who Started Badly

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I wrote here of the hectic chaos of arriving at the Bodleian. It was a combination of my unforeseen lack of preparation, and the fact that the Bodleian is under renovation. My hope is to provide a little detail about … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged academic, Bodleian Library, C.S. Lewis, manuscripts, marion, Oxford, research, travel, unpublished manuscript | 32 Comments

The Roots of the University: An Oxford Vlog

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just finished up two very intense days doing research at the Bodleian library. The Bodleian is surrounded by the ancient colleges of Oxford. The Radcliffe Camera draws the eye, a circular science library in the midst of quadrangles … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Aristotle, Bible, Bodleian, Bodleian Library, Education, Greek Philosophy, Homer, Judaism, Oxford, Plato, Socrates | 16 Comments

My First Hour at the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I arrive early to the Bodleian library in Oxford, very nervous and quite intimidated. The attached quadrant has named each of its doorways in Latin: Schola Grammaticae et Historiae and Schola Naturalis Philosophiae. I have to go to the Clarendon … Continue reading →