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Idea-Seeds in C.S. Lewis’ Letters

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the reasons I like reading C.S. Lewis’ letters is that I get to see hints of ideas that will one day become books. Except for some time in his 20s, we don’t have Lewis’ diaries, and most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Memorable Quotes | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, ideas, letters, literature, Out of the Silent Planet, Ransom Trilogy, The Problem of Pain, writing | 25 Comments

Reconsidering Apologetics

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Besides being a children’s author, essayist, fantasy writer, and literary critic, C.S. Lewis was also a Christian apologist. “Apologetics,” as the discipline is called, is the artistic science of logically defending belief. Lewis was doing apologetics on the BBC during … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Antony Flew, apologetics, C.S. Lewis, Jocelyn Gibb, Light on C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, Surprised by Joy, The Problem of Pain, The Screwtape Letters | 40 Comments

What We Believe is What We Become, from The Magician’s Nephew

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

As far as I understand it, The Magician’s Nephew was the Narnia Chronicle C.S. Lewis struggled most to write. He began it after The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe became popular in 1949, but he didn’t finish it until 1954. … Continue reading →