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<blockquote data-quote="Kerensa" data-source="post: 71455558" data-attributes="member: 397424"><p>I agree, Stancet. I always say my first real introduction to Christianity was reading the Chronicles of Narnia (by that chap in your avatar! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) as a child. They just touched my heart in a way I didn't fully understand at first but absolutely loved; I think I was starting to guess, but it was only when I got to the end of <em>The Voyage of the Dawn Treader</em> that I knew for sure who Aslan was in "our world", and that was a real thrill. C.S. Lewis wrote those books deliberately to introduce young readers to the basic concepts of Christianity in a non-explicit, non-preachy, engaging way, and I can only say that in my case at least, he succeeded brilliantly.</p><p></p><p>Of course many readers either don't pick up on the deeper message of the stories at all, or else ignore or dismiss it, but it's still there. I've never forgotten what an impact those books had on me when I was little and I still absolutely love them (hence my own avatar!). It would be nice if there could be more books for children and adults that manage to do a similar thing — introduce Christian concepts subtly and make them deeply attractive rather than ramming them down readers' throats. It really can do a lot to bring people to faith (or deepen their existing faith) if it's done well. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite464" alt=":glowingstar:" title="Glowing Star :glowingstar:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":glowingstar:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kerensa, post: 71455558, member: 397424"] I agree, Stancet. I always say my first real introduction to Christianity was reading the Chronicles of Narnia (by that chap in your avatar! ;)) as a child. They just touched my heart in a way I didn't fully understand at first but absolutely loved; I think I was starting to guess, but it was only when I got to the end of [I]The Voyage of the Dawn Treader[/I] that I knew for sure who Aslan was in "our world", and that was a real thrill. C.S. Lewis wrote those books deliberately to introduce young readers to the basic concepts of Christianity in a non-explicit, non-preachy, engaging way, and I can only say that in my case at least, he succeeded brilliantly. Of course many readers either don't pick up on the deeper message of the stories at all, or else ignore or dismiss it, but it's still there. I've never forgotten what an impact those books had on me when I was little and I still absolutely love them (hence my own avatar!). It would be nice if there could be more books for children and adults that manage to do a similar thing — introduce Christian concepts subtly and make them deeply attractive rather than ramming them down readers' throats. It really can do a lot to bring people to faith (or deepen their existing faith) if it's done well. :glowingstar: [/QUOTE]
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