Tag Archives: theology

“A Curious Synchronicity: Religious Studies as Inquiry-Based Learning in Higher Education”: My Newly Published Teaching Essay

Posted on July 17, 2025 by

I am pleased to announce that I have a new chapter out in a book on Teaching and Learning: “A Curious Synchronicity: Religious Studies as Inquiry-Based Learning in Higher Education,” pp. 232-249 in Applying Inquiry-Based Learning in Higher Education Across … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged higher education, Inquiry-based Learning, Japanese Religion and Culture, learning, Pedagogy, religious studies, Teaching, theology | 5 Comments

Two Free Online Inklings Events Today: George MacDonald, Charles Williams, and J.R.R. Tolkien

Posted on July 19, 2024 by

I am pleased to announce two online Inklings events that I will be attending today: “George MacDonald and the Prophetic Imagination” with Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson and Trevor Hart, moderated by Brenton Dickieson (CSLKS Connected) This is a C.S. Lewis and … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged Charles Williams, George MacDonald, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, literature, Sorina Higgins, theology, Trevor Hart, writing | 2 Comments

Happy 125th Birthday C.S. Lewis! (#CSLewisReadingDay)

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

“It’s my 125th birthday!” C.S. Lewis might cry out in celebration to a gathering of a few dozen of his closest friends. If he could have lived until he was 125, that is. And if he was a rather remarkable … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, cultural criticism, fairy tales, J.R.R. Tolkien, literary history, literature, Narnia, Poetry, speculative fiction, The Screwtape Letters, theology | 11 Comments

A Rationale for Teaching C.S. Lewis’ Fiction in The Wrong Order

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

I am in my sixth year of teaching “The Fantasy and Science Fiction of C.S. Lewis” at The King’s College in New York City. I inherited this online course from Dr. Sørina Higgins, who followed the original mind behind the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Dante, liberal arts, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, Narnia, Reading, Science Fiction, Teaching, The Ransom Cycle, The Screwtape Letters, theology, Till We Have Faces | 19 Comments

“A Sense of the Season”: C.S. Lewis’ Birthday Pivot and the Cambridge Inaugural Address (Updated 2022)

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

In the autumn of 1954 at the age of 56, C.S. Lewis was at the height of his academic career. With a chance to speak to the academic community at Cambridge and the listening world on the BBC, Lewis used … Continue reading →