Tag Archives: WWI

Getting Ready for TOLKIEN: John Garth and Other Resources

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I don’t know if it is rumour or just the coolness of the social media age, but über Tolkien fan Stephen Colbert has been sent a copy of John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links | Tagged Derek Jacobi, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Garth, Lily Collins, Lord of the Rings, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Jackson, TCBS, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Tolkien and the Great War, WWI | 30 Comments

Affirming Creation in the Lord of the Rings #earthday

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Perhaps it isn’t that surprising that J.R.R. Tolkien’s books are so environmentally sensitive. Like Sam Gamgee, Tolkien loved things that grow and good tilled earth. He loved walks–long walks beyond his garden through English towns and villages and vast, untouched … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reflections | Tagged creation, creation care, Earth Day, environment, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, Legolas, literature, Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Treebeard, WWI | 5 Comments

TOLKIEN Official Trailer: Tentative Hope

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I’m actually starting to get excited about this. Coming from a place of deep skepticism, I am a bit of a late adopter to the idea of this film. Or most any biopic, actually, if I know the main characters. … Continue reading →

TOLKIEN, the Teaser Trailer: A New Biopic by Fox Searchlight (Friday Feature)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

There has been buzz about this for a few months now, and really years of wondering and wandering on Hollywood-quality biopic of Tolkien. Fox Searchlight has picked up the idea and has finally announced a release date of May 10th. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, News & Links | Tagged J.R.R. Tolkien, TCBS, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, WWI | 22 Comments

What Did C.S. Lewis do on his Birthdays? A 120th Birthday Inquiry that Failed

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

This year I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own vault or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Reflections | Tagged 120th Birthday, birthday, C.S. Lewis, Emily Bronte, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, Public Intellectual, Sir Walter Scott, writing, WWI | 6 Comments

Good Political Leadership According to Narnia

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I made the statement almost by accident to some of my grad students: Narnia has a pretty sophisticated political philosophy, especially when you consider it is written for children. As soon as I said it, I knew it to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged American politics, books, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, fantasy, Narnia, Political Theology, Politics, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician's Nephew, Trudeau, Trump, UK Politics, war, WWI, WWII | 70 Comments

CSL:LMM, C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery (L.M. Montgomery Series)

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Leading up to the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s 13th Biennial Conference here in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, I thought that I would do a short series on Montgomery. Throughout May and June, each Thursday will feature a post on Montgomery and … Continue reading →