The Curious Case of the Archangelic Letter

Welcome to Episode 4 of 9 in our series on C.S. Lewis's novel, "The Great Divorce." Join us as we explore the ideas presented by Lewis in this fantastic tale, a dream vision, written in response (according to Lewis) to William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell."

Today's conversation features Brenton Dickieson, a father, husband, friend, university lecturer, and freelance writer. Brenton lives in the nearly magical land of Prince Edward Island with his superstar kindergarten teacher wife, Kerry, and their son, Nicolas, a singer-songwriter.

You can follow Brenton on X, @BrentonDana.

Brenton and I discuss the curious case of the Archangelic Letter, Lewis's approach in a number of stories, the legacy of The Great Divorce and the cultural implications of the transition in the West from the Baby Boomers to the Millenials (with a brief interlude for the perpetually overlooked Gen X).


To learn more about the "Archangelic Letter", please check out these articles:

https://apilgriminnarnia.com/2024/10/02/the-other-side-of-screwtape-c-s-lewiss-archangel-fragment-an-archival-publication-by-brenton-dickieson-and-charlie-starr/


https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cslewisjournal/vol13/iss1/2/



As the author of more than 1,100 articles, blog posts, and reviews, Brenton has worked as a freelance author, columnist, and policy writer for Canadian magazines and the government of Prince Edward Island. As a theologian of literature, Brenton writes the popular website, A Pilgrim in Narnia, which explores the intersections of faith, fantasy, and fiction. With more than 1.1 million website hits and a yearly readership now exceeding 200,000, more than 8,000 social media followers, and significant networks within the scholarly and readerly worlds of C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, Brenton has a powerful platform for considering the literary, spiritual, and theological interest of some of our most famous world-builders, including C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, and others. In becoming the Founding Producer and Host of the SSHRC-funded “MaudCast: The Podcast of the L.M. Montgomery Institute” in 2020, Brenton has increased his networks of popular and scholarly readers who like to talk about the books they love. Brenton is a popular guest speaker for theological and literary societies and a sought-after essayist.


https://apilgriminnarnia.com/about