Effects of The Chronicles of Narnia
The following post was inspired by this weekend's 10th Lewis and Friends Colloquium at Taylor University.
I'm not sure when I began reading The Chronicles of Narnia, but it must have been after I became a believer. I say that because I do not think that anyone explained the symbolism to me. I could tell from the imagery and my knowledge of the crucifixion that Aslan was meant to represent Christ. This was made even more apparent through visuals when the movie for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe came out in 2005.
I don't know how someone could read the Narnia series and not sense the Gospel.
I am currently reading Lewis' Mere Christianity right now, and parts of it are difficult for me to grasp. I think the title is ironic. I prefer the theology portrayed in the Narnia series at this point. I recommend these books for helping both kids and adults understand spiritual topics such as heaven. For example, remember the description near the end of The Last Battle? "All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before" (goodreads.com).
I'm not sure when I began reading The Chronicles of Narnia, but it must have been after I became a believer. I say that because I do not think that anyone explained the symbolism to me. I could tell from the imagery and my knowledge of the crucifixion that Aslan was meant to represent Christ. This was made even more apparent through visuals when the movie for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe came out in 2005.
I don't know how someone could read the Narnia series and not sense the Gospel.
I am currently reading Lewis' Mere Christianity right now, and parts of it are difficult for me to grasp. I think the title is ironic. I prefer the theology portrayed in the Narnia series at this point. I recommend these books for helping both kids and adults understand spiritual topics such as heaven. For example, remember the description near the end of The Last Battle? "All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before" (goodreads.com).
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