Tag Archives: spirituality

Event Announcement: “C S Lewis: The Spiritual, Social, and Ethical Vision in his Life and Work” by the EICSP (Feb 12, 2025 at 2pm EST/7pm UK Time)

Posted on February 4, 2025 by

Dear Reader, I am pleased to be part of a panel with the Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace. The EICSP was founded in December 2007 to provide educational opportunities and an international forum for understanding, experiencing, and participating … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Digital Humanities, Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace, Inquiry-based Learning, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, literature, Octavia Butler, podcasting, spiritual theology, spirituality | 5 Comments

The Crowded Skyscape of the Modern Mind: An Oxford Tale

Posted on January 28, 2025 by

In Mary Poppins’ London, chimneys puncture the skyscape like fenceposts on an English hill. New York’s skyline shattered in our imagination as this 21st century began, and still, the skyscrapers crowd together as if protecting Lady Liberty from the sea. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged architecture, Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, cruciformity, Dreaming Spires, Education, Exhaustion, Matthew Arnold, Oxford, spiritual theology, spirituality, Tom Quad | 11 Comments

An Author Who Has Changed My Life, Frederick Buechner, Has Died (1926-2022)

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

On Saturday, just as I was waiting to go onto a church platform to officiate a wedding, I heard that Frederick Buechner had passed away. At 96 years old, the news did not come as a surprise. And though he … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Anne Lamott, Annie Dillard, autoethnography, Bebb, Frederick Buechner, Life Writing, Madeleine L'Engle, Marilynne Robinson, Memoir, Rachel Held Evans, research, spirituality, The Book of Bebb, The Remarkable Ordinary, The Sacred Journey | 9 Comments

My New Online Short Course: “Spirituality in the Writing of L.M. Montgomery” at AST in May, 2022

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Happy Friday fair readers! I am super pleased to announce my new Short Course with the Atlantic School of Theology: “Spirituality in the Writing of L.M. Montgomery.” This May 2022 4-week online audit course is completely open to anyone who … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research, Reflections | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne’s House of Dreams, Atlantic School of Theology, Each in His Own Tongue, Emily of New Moon, Jane of Lantern Hill, L.M. Montgomery, literature and theology, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rainbow Valley, spiritual theology, spirituality, The Story Girl | 2 Comments

Michael Gorman’s Narrative Spiritual Theology and C.S. Lewis’ Logic of Cruciformity: A Conversation Across Generations and Disciplines by Brenton Dickieson

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

My past past few days has been taken up by Canada’s annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress2021–what scholarly Canadians used to call “the Learneds.” It was certainly a learning experience for me–and I am a bit mentally … Continue reading →