Tag Archives: Pilgrim’s Regress

C.S. Lewis’ Accidental Autobiography: An Update

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis tried a number of times to write his spiritual autobiography. When in 1930 he had come to a philosophical belief in God, but was not yet a Christian, he gave a start to the story. It has finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged Alan Jacobs, books, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Pilgrim's Regress, Spiritual Autobiography, Surprised by Joy, the Narnian, The Problem of Pain, theology, writing | 38 Comments

‘Arch-natural Psalms’: The Poetry of The Great Divorce (Guest Post by David Llewellyn Dodds)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I am excited to present this intriguing study of The Great Divorce by David Llewellyn Dodds. I think David started working this out in the conversation section of a previous blog! As the ideas were coming together, I encouraged him to publish his … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Book of Common Prayer, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, David Llewellyn Dodds, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, Lilith, Pilgrim's Regress, Poetry, Reflections on the Psalms, Studies in Words, The Great Divorce, The Psalms, The Screwtape Letters, writing | 37 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Accidental Autobiography

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Lewis tried a number of times to write his spiritual autobiography. When in 1930 he had come to a philosophical belief in God, but was not yet a Christian, he gave a start to the story. It has finally been … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alan Jacobs, books, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Pilgrim's Regress, Spiritual Autobiography, Surprised by Joy, the Narnian, The Problem of Pain, theology, writing | 19 Comments

Finding that Elusive Title: The Many Names of The Great Divorce

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I am about 50/50 when it comes to titling my own work. Sometimes the title is patently obvious; other times it is a struggle to come up with a pithy phrase that captures what I’ve just written. I have one … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, g k chesterton, Milton, Pilgrim's Regress, self-death, Sorina Higgins, Spirits in Bondage, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, William Blake, writing | 46 Comments

Letters to an Oxonian Lady: C.S. Lewis’ Relationship with Mary Neylan

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

In a recent trip to the Wade Center, a literary archive of C.S. Lewis and the Inklings in Wheaton, IL, I read an original C.S. Lewis letter to a young student while he was an Oxford don. In June of … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Original Research, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, letters, literature, Mary Neylan, Mental Illness, Oxford, Pilgrim's Regress, Ransom Trilogy, wade center, writing | 31 Comments

Not a Tame Lion: The Spiritual Legacy of C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia by Terry Glaspey

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Qoheleth reminds us that “of the writing of books there is no end” (Ecc 12:12)—a proverb no less true in the world of writings about C.S. Lewis. So it is with a little irony and low expectations that I picked … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia, glaspey, Narnia, Pilgrim's Regress, Surprised by Joy, tame lion, Terry Glaspey; Not a Tame Lion;, the Narnian | 6 Comments

The Pilgrim’s Regress and the Reader’s Progress

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

As much as I always love it, reading Lewis occasionally reminds me of how I’m so deficient in “the literary canon”—the great pieces of literature that everyone has read; a.k.a., the books I should have read already. All too often … Continue reading →