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Marching as to War: C.S. Lewis on His Way to the Front Line

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

As I began to read C.S. Lewis’ wartime letters in 1917-1918 (The Collected Letters, vol. 1), I was struck by the casual tone of his experience. On Remembrance Day in Canada, we consider the weight of the soldiers’ sacrifices for … Continue reading →

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Hitlerian Haunting in Screwtapian Logic

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the fun things about working in The Screwtape Letters manuscript history–as I have been doing for the last few months–is that the story of Screwtape has so many interesting twists and turns. The Screwtape Letters was the book … Continue reading →

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A Prophecy After it Happened; Or, How Children Shape the Future

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

While reading The Magician’s Nephew to my son, I blogged a couple of weeks ago about how “What We Believe is What We Become.” I don’t believe it is an absolute rule of human life–all of us change paths from … Continue reading →

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Marching as to War: Lewis on His Way to the Front Line

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

As I began to read Lewis’ wartime letters in 1917-1918 (The Collected Letters, vol. 1), I was struck by the casual tone of his experience. Lewis entered WWI strategically, enlisting before he was conscripted, giving him some options for placement … Continue reading →

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Falling Towers and Failing Courage: The Sleeping Giant a Decade after 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

As the decade after 9/11 closes I am struck not by the strength of America in the face of great adversity, but weakness: economic chaos, political stalemates, global paranoia, leaderless disarray, military discord and the frenetic clutching of a culture … Continue reading →

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