Matthew T Dickerson: 4 books
Ents, Elves, and Eriador
The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2006
Many readers drawn into the heroic tales of J. R. R. Tolkien's imaginary world of Middle-earth have given little conscious thought to the importance of the land itself in his stories or to the vital roles played by the flora and fauna of that land. As a result, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and...
Narnia and the Fields of Arbol
The Environmental Vision of C. S. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
The remarkable breadth of C. S. Lewis's (1898--1963) work is nearly as legendary as the fantastical tales he so inventively crafted. A variety of themes emerge in his literary output, which spans the genres of nonfiction, fantasy, science fiction, and children's literature, but much of the scholarship...
The Mind and the Machine
What It Means to Be Human and Why It Matters
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016
Are humans just complex biochemical machines, mere physical parts of a causally closed materialist universe? Are we approaching the so-called "Singularity" when human consciousness can (and will) be downloaded into computers? Or is there more to the human person--something that might be...
Downstream
Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2014
Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia is a mosaic combining nature writing, fly-fishing narrative, memoir, and philosophical and spiritual inquiry. Fly-fishing narratives and fragments of memoir provide the narrative arc for exploring relationships between...