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I agree that there are odd fads that come and go, Christian books that suddenly become popular and then fade away. I also agree that it's good to evaluate books carefully and not go along with every fad that comes along. In fact, I think it's good to evaluate everything you read carefully, whether it's a fad or not.If a book is questionable I dont spend too much time dwelling on it. But if its really popular and people are raving about it but Im not so hot on it, sometimes I do wonder whats behind it esp if I find some of it unbiblical.
There is nothing unChristian about fantasy. I think you suffer from an extreme lack of imagination. You need a good dose of fairy tales! Try Hans Christian Anderson's Christian fairy tales. Move to something more ARCHETYPAL like Grimm's. When you REALLY are ready for it, read the masterpiece of Christian myth, the Lord of the Rings.I'm not sure I understand why CS Lewis wrote the things he did, it seemed like he was christian but then he wrote about lions and witches and wardrobes.
i remmeber seeing this movie as a child and I did not think it was actually christian. It was more fairy tale. Actually it scared me a bit when I was young because it suggested that wardrobes could be portals to this other world.
Later when I became a christian CS Lewis writings didnt make much senese either. It seemed he was advocating anglicanism as a religion rather than actually being born again.
I tried to read 'mere christianity' but nothing registered, just seemed like an out of date apologetic for religion. Screwtape letters seemed to glorify demons. I did not enjoy reading the screwtape letters, I thought, very clever, but no gospel in it.
What do other people think? Anybody actually know him personally? Why was he writing about witches etc when we are meant to avoid all appearance of evil? I would not say chronicles of narnia are christian. Its fantasy, with twisted elements of christianity in it.
Jesus is MANY metaphors, including the Lion of Judah.No, jesus isnt the lion of Judah.
He is the lamb, thats why people constantly get it wrong due to CS lewis influence.
There are people who get all freaked out by the Bible. You always have a small minority of people who for whatever strange reasons have an atypical response. It means nothing. There is nothing occultic about the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.I was reading a site where someone was badly affected by the witchcraft shown in lion, witch and the wardrobe. I think christians should stay away from occult writing like that.
The Bible doesn't say that any imaginations are vain. It says that some people are vain in their imaginations. BIG difference.I didnt say there was anything unchristian about fantasy, but the Bible does say we are to cast vain imaginations down and bring every thought captive to Christ.
I was actually brought up Baptist; I became Anglican later, as an adult. To their credit, the Baptists do an excellent job of clearly presenting "the plan of salvation"; maybe that's why I was able to connect it to Edmund's story even when I was young.I think cs lewis would shape your life if you brought up anglican. For other christians they wouldnt really understand what hes on about. That doesnt mean they are less intellectual or deep thinking than other people though.
I disagree. He doesn't really write out of an Anglican perspective in most of his works and even then tends to present nuanced and fairly ecumenical works.I think cs lewis would shape your life if you brought up anglican. For other christians they wouldnt really understand what hes on about. That doesnt mean they are less intellectual or deep thinking than other people though.
I didnt say there was anything unchristian about fantasy, but the Bible does say we are to cast vain imaginations down and bring every thought captive to Christ.
When non christians read say narnia, they not all going to see the allusions to christian things.
If you already brought up christian, you might. But if you not, it would go over your head.
Same with a book like Animal Farm. Which was also labelled a fairy story, and shelved in the childrens section when it came out back in 1945 i think it was. george Orwell wrote it as an allegory on communism. But a child reading that wouldnt get the link, esp one reading today.
Here is a link to JRR Tolkiens "On Fairy Stories." For those of you who don't know, Tolkien was the Chrisitan who led CS Lewis to Christ.
http://www.rivendellcommunity.org/Formation/Tolkien_On_Fairy_Stories.pdf
The alleged allegory Christians insist on breaks down when Aslan (the supposed Christ figure) accepts a person who worshiped Nash (the supposed Satan figure). Aslan imputes the person's lifelong worship of Nash to himself (universalism). Aslan also endorses and encourages Lucy to cast spells, and refers to the "magic" which he and all of Narnia is supposedly subject to. Aslan doesn't die for everyone--he only dies for Edmund--implying that the rest don't need forgiveness/a sacrifice.
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