Tag Archives: Screwtape Proposes a Toast

The Other Side of Screwtape: C.S. Lewis’s “Archangel Fragment”

Posted on October 2, 2024 by

Have I talked about this super cool bit of research and writing yet? As I look through the Pilgrim in Narnia archive, I see a couple of hints of the “Archangel Fragment,” but not much more. In a cultural moment … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged archival research, C.S. Lewis, Charlie Starr, Perelandra, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, The Archangel Fragment, The Screwtape Letters, writing | 8 Comments

Exploring Screwtape: A Closer Look at The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

For today’s Friday Focus, I wanted to highlight a great resource blog post. It includes some background material about the writing and publishing of Screwtape, some early reviews, adaptations, pop culture references, and study resources. My work is referenced here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Hitler, Marion E. Wade Center, research, Screwtape, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, The Screwtape Letters | 17 Comments

The Letchcraft Toast: Discovered from the World of Screwtape

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

As readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia will know, I enjoy knocking about archives. Not long ago, I made a chilling discovery: what appears to be an audio recording of an internal gathering of strategically placed demons. Needless to say, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged archive, C.S. Lewis, church leadership, demonic epistolary fiction, demons, epistolary fiction, leadership, religion, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, seminary, spiritual theology, The Screwtape Letters, theology | 4 Comments

“Screwtape Proposes a Toast”: A Discussion on All About Jack

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Nearly two decades after the work that secured his fame as a public Christian intellectual, C.S. Lewis wrote a follow up to The Screwtape Letters. Lewis never thought Screwtape was worth the fuss, and he struggled to write from the demonic perspective in the … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged abolition of man, America, C.S. Lewis, Education, Men Without Chests, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, The Screwtape Letters, Theology of Culture | 13 Comments

What I’m Reading Wednesday

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

My ten year old mocked me the other day. “Dad, how many books are you reading at one time?” I mocked him back, asking how many he was reading. He had to admit that he had a few on the … Continue reading →