Tag Archives: Prince Caspian

“Because My Old Heart Would Burst”: A Settler’s Reflections on Indigenous Spaces in Octavia Butler and C.S. Lewis (Theology on Tap by Brenton Dickieson)

Posted on March 2, 2025 by

I have some exciting news! On Tuesday, I will be giving a talk in the “Theology on Tap” series. After a pandemic hiatus, it is lovely to see this event emerge again. A few years ago, I did my “Hobbits … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research, Reflections | Tagged Bloodchild, C.S. Lewis, Colonialization, Dymer, Indigenous Peoples, Narnia, Octavia E. Butler, Postcolonial literature, Prince Caspian, Ransom Cycle, Science Fiction, Theology on Tap, tyranny, Xenogenesis Trilogy | 10 Comments

The Sloo/Slow/Sluff of Despond: Today’s Word of the Day and a Spiritual Truth in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Today’s word of the day arrives as I am rereading John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress: I do not always find the Word of the Day terribly enlightening, in part because Merriam-Webster only gives a brief etymology. And it is the stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reflections | Tagged Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Harry Potter, John Bunyan, Leo Tolstoy, Perelandra, Prince Caspian, spiritual theology, The Great Divorce, The Pilgrim's Progress, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader | 23 Comments

How do you Solve a Problem like Susan Pevensie? Narnia Guest Post by Kat Coffin

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Every few years or so, I’ll get a PM on my Twitter or my Tumblr that asks what is essentially the same question. These followers know my love of all things C.S. Lewis, particularly the Chronicles of Narnia, have heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs | Tagged C.S. Lewis, feminism, gender, Gender Theory, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Lewis and Gender, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Narnia, Philip Pullman, Prince Caspian, Susan Pevensie, The Last Battle, The Problem of Susan | 108 Comments

Fools of April, with Best Wishes to Netflix, Taylor Swift, and Friends of Narnia

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Yes, well, it was just a joke. Monday’s “EXCLUSIVE PILGRIM IN NARNIA RELEASE” was a total farce. I am not an academic consultant to the Netflix miniseries (though I hope someone is). As far as I know, pop sensation Taylor … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, L.M. Montgomery, News & Links | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, April Fools, C.S. Lewis, film adaptation, L.M. Montgomery, Narnia, Netflix, Nicole Kidman, Prince Caspian, Taylor Swift, Virginia Woolf, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 44 Comments

Girls, Boys, and the Maps in Their Heads: A Reflection on Narnia

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I walk around with a map in my head. Or at least I try to. I have driven in Tokyo, Manhattan, Vancouver, Kobe, Toronto, Chicago, Montreal, and–most terrifying of all–Wales. There were times in the wilds of Japan or BC … Continue reading →