Tag Archives: Walter Miller

A Conversation about Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow with Michael Boyce (Geek4 Podcast) and Emily Strand (Potterversity Podcast)

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

I recently had a chance to sit down with a couple of thoughtful and funny folks to talk about a book that was entirely absent from my bookshelf. Emily Strand is an artist, Roman Catholic liturgist, and American educator, well … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged A Canticle for Leibowitz, C.S. Lewis, Emily Strand, Geek 4 Podcast, Harry Potter, James Blish, Madeleine L'Engle, Mary Doria Russell, Michael Boyce, Potterversity, Refuge 31 Films, Science Fiction, The Children of God, The Science Fiction Makers, The Sparrow, Walter Miller | 4 Comments

A Canticle for Leibowitz: A 10 Minute Book Talk with Brenton Dickieson

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

Walter Miller’s A Canticle for Leibowitz is a philosophically rich and intricately gorgeous book. What makes this philosophical SciFi novel so compelling is an endearing slate of characters. I wish I could read a whole other book about Brother Francis, … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Minute Book Talk, Reviews | Tagged A Canticle for Leibowitz, philosophical novel, Roman Catholicism, Science Fiction, SciFi, speculative fiction, theological novel, theology and literature, Walter Miller | 9 Comments

Did I Assign the Right Lines from Paradise Lost? A Rebuke from C.S. Lewis and a Christian Literature Reading List

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

For the first time, I am teaching Paradise Lost–beyond the normal references that come up in English literature, C.S. Lewis courses, and talks about religious history. I am using it to begin an undergraduate course on Christian Literature (after reading Donne‘s … Continue reading →