Tag Archives: pop culture

sabbath unplugged

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Author Doug Coupland argued that when we reach a certain level of technological connectivity we can’t go back. We are lost when we leave our cell phone at home. When we get our new Smart Phone platform or the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged CBC, Douglas Coupland, evangelicalism, Geez, Generation X, Kurt Cobain, Leonard Sweet, pop culture, sabbath, tech sabbath, technology, The Matrix, theology, Theology of Culture | 24 Comments

Eucatastrophe: J.R.R Tolkien & C.S. Lewis’s Magic Formula for Hope by Tim Willard

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

What is it we feel when the eagles swoop in during the final moments of the battle of the five armies in Do our emotions reveal the true depth of the fantasy genre that has captured the hearts of pop-culture? … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Conversion, euchatastrophe, fantasy, film adaptation, g k chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, joy, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Lord of the Rings, myth, mythology, Norse Mythology, Peter Jackson, pop culture, The Battle of Five Armies, The Hobbit, Tom Shippey, worldviews | 39 Comments

Why we Don’t Live in the Future: A #BackToFutureDay Post

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I am too young to have seen Star Wars in the theatres. In any case, being humble rural folk, I couldn’t afford the movie ticket and parental bribe needed to get “to town.” That’s also why I missed ET, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, News & Links | Tagged 1980s, Back to the Future, Back to the Future Day, fashion, film, film criticism, invention, Michael J. Fox, pop culture, social media, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg | 13 Comments

Can You See Beauty in Things You Disagree With? The Ihsan of Evangelicalism

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I remember when I first stumbled across the word “Ihsan” in my studies. It is from a mystical path in Islam, and is best translated “Doing What is Beautiful.” As soon as I read the word, I knew what it … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged apologetics, culture war, Education, environment, evangelical controversy, evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, homosexuality, Ihsan, Islam, media, pop culture, sex, social media, Theology of Culture | 43 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Connections with Canada: A Canada Day Post!

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

It is Canada Day here in, well, it’s in the title, isn’t it? Canada Day is, unsurprisingly, celebrated in Canada, and by the millions of Canadians hidden secretly among the peoples of the world, waiting until the signal to rise … Continue reading →