Tag Archives: vocation

Matthew Dickerson’s “The Rood and the Torc”: A Winter Tale

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

When I walk into a bookstore and scan the shelves, I am inevitably met with dozens of book jackets featuring Amish women in bent grass landscapes, or mysterious looking Elizabethan courtiers ready to be betrayed (or to do the betraying), … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Beowulf, C.S. Lewis, Frederick Buechner, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Matthew Dickerson, medieval, Old English, Rood, theology, Theology of Culture, vocation | 17 Comments

The Tangled Path Before Us: A Review of Matthew Dickerson’s “The Rood and the Torc”

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

When I walk into a bookstore and scan the historical fiction section, I am inevitably met with dozens of book jackets featuring Amish women in bent grass landscapes or mysterious looking Elizabethan courtiers ready to be betrayed (or to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Beowulf, C.S. Lewis, Frederick Buechner, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Matthew Dickerson, medieval, Old English, The Mind and the Machine, The Rood and the Torc, theology, Theology of Culture, vocation | 7 Comments

You’re Not Special, Despite What The Lego Movie Tells You

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

It’s become a bit of a running joke among the youth and young adults I work with. Before speaking once, I was introduced like this: “This is Brenton Dickieson, and he’s going to tell us all why we aren’t special.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, destiny, Dr. Phil, Dr. Spock, faerie, Fictional Universes, film, Hollywood, Lego, Morgan Freeman, self-esteem, technology, The Lego Movie, The Princess Bride, vocation | 11 Comments

“Exegesis of the Soul” A Reflective Response to Frederick Buechner’s Memoirs

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis was part of a WWII-era literary group called the Inklings that included authors like J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Roger Lancelyn Green. Among those that I might consider “Honourary Inklings,” Frederick Buechner has, for me, pride of place. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Autobiography, Bebb, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Frederick Buechner, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Memoir, Spiritual Autobiography, spiritual memoir, Telling Secrets, The Book of Bebb, vocation, writing | 31 Comments

Irrigating Deserts: C.S. Lewis on Education by Joel D. Heck

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments.” C.S. Lewis, “Men Without Chests,” Abolition of Man One of the reasons that … Continue reading →