Comments on: Narnia for Churches

By: Tim Boucher

Tim Boucher — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:18:21 +0000

Haeresis: Oh okay, yeah I know who that is. Hmm, that’s interesting. I’ll look more into it when I have a chance.

By: Error 404

Error 404 — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:17:05 +0000

One of the things the Narnia books get slammed for is that there is a character who ends up being left behind, and wearing makeup is mentioned in the explanation as to why she isn’t along on this rather significant (to avoid a major spoiler) trip. The accusation is that she’s being punished for wearing makeup. But if you read the passage, the problem isn’t the makeup, it’s that she has decided Narnia isn’t real and makeup (among other things) is what she’s into now. She’s not even really being punished, just not included in what she isn’t interested in and therefore missing out. Anglicans are not Fundimentalists (ecept for my cousin, but she’s a freak) and that faith doesn’t have anything against women wearing makeup.

By: Haeresis

Haeresis — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:04:10 +0000

I dunno if I could accept that, slomo- “Liar, Lord, or Lunatic” was a particularly putrid exercise of logic, for example.

Tim, James Dobsoin is the Head of “Focus on the Family.” Their mailing list is trumpeting the movie like it’s the second coming.

By: slomo

slomo — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:23:28 +0000

Slight correction: C.S. Lewis was Anglican. Lots of other interesting essays besides Narnia, Screwtape (e.g. Great Divorce is worth a read). I don't agree with everything he writes, and I'm not really that much of a Christian, but his viewpoint is informed and intelligent.

By: Tim Boucher

Tim Boucher — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:23:55 +0000

Yeah I did. I’ve been too busy watching twin peaks to do much of any writing. plus ive been mulling it over in my head. anyway ill get back to you shortly.

who’s dobson and why does this persons endorsement ruin it?

By: Haeresis

Haeresis — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:34:57 +0000

I was all set to go see that film until it got promoted by Dobson..now I’m thinking I’ll wait until video, just to avoid the ‘ick’ facor.

On a totally unrelated note, did you get my response to your email the other day?

By: james

james — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:30:26 +0000

C.S. Lewis' theologically themed books are actually pretty good reading, both fiction and non-fiction. I never got into the Narnia series but The Screwtape Letters is one of the finest works of fantasy literature by any author, ever. It is written as a correspondence of letters from an elder demon (Screwtape) to his protege. There is a lot of humor and satire in it. No one faults Milton or Dante for their forays into fantastic religious literature, but Lewis gets slammed for it, while Tolkien (who pillages myth and religion as well as history and language) remains relatively unharmed.