Tag Archives: The Da Vinci Code

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the UK’s Favourite Book

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

According to a OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK adults, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is Britain’s most popular book. It is an intriguing find, but not inconsistent with other surveys and with research by people like Stephanie Derrick (see … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Arthur Conan Doyle, C.S. Lewis, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Bronte, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Life of Pi, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Stephen King, The Da Vinci Code, The Handmaid's Tale, The Hobbit, The Lion, The Lord of the Rings | 44 Comments

Why I Don’t Think Jesus Was a Soccer Dad…

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Or that Mary Magdalene was a redeemer goddess. Or that Christ was an invention by the aristocratic elite to sooth the masses. Or that he never existed. Or that anything is really factual on the page that Dan Brown titles … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Audrey Tautou, conspiracy theory, Dan Brown, History, Jesus, Jesus Seminar, Karen King, manuscript history, Mary Magdalene, Michel Faber, Simcha Jacobovici, Sir Ian McKellen, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Gospel, Tom Hanks | 12 Comments

Telling it Slant: The Problem With Writing Conversions

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Oranges and Archie I never went to church much growing up. There was a little white church a mile or so from my house that gave out free oranges and Christian Archie comic books at Christmastime, so sometimes I would … Continue reading →