C.S Lewis' great Christian conspiracy!!!

[Gerioke]

This is spiritual warfare. Propoganda is to be expected. Look at how the liberals have tried to hijack the bible, with gender mix ups and such. Par for the course.

[Irish_Graham]

This is spiritual warfare. Propoganda is to be expected. Look at how the liberals have tried to hijack the bible, with gender mix ups and such. Par for the course.

Trust me, the next one will be the film of the DaVinci code.

The book did enough damage as a lot of less than intelligent people read it and immediately thought it was true despite its absolutely preposterous claims and theories, but the medium of film is going to reach a far wider audience and have a much greater impact, meaning we're in for one enormous amount of Christian bashing in the near future.

Best to arm ourselves and get reading one of the several rebuttals Christian writers have done on it already so we can have the answers ready for the claims!!

[the_raven_1313]

but then the newsreader began a side issue about "how some are claimingthis film to be nothing more than Christian propaganda and a crude attempt to twist the writings of C.S Lewis for their own gain".

I personally take from this that the broadcaster was stating that other people are making these claims. Did he/she actually state that this was also his/her own opinion?

[WayneB]

You have to be kidding...hijacking his books? The entire Narnia series is an allegory of the Bible, from creation to Revelation. Like....are you sure you didn't hear them wrong.....that's just.....ignorant.......(on their part, not yours:)

Sadly, I heard the same statement from a different source. Hollywood is trying to diminish the true meaning of C.S. Lewis' work.

[Irish_Graham]

but then the newsreader began a side issue about "how some are claimingthis film to be nothing more than Christian propaganda and a crude attempt to twist the writings of C.S Lewis for their own gain".

I personally take from this that the broadcaster was stating that other people are making these claims. Did he/she actually state that this was also his/her own opinion?

Its a common ploy of news agencies to say "such and such said this.........." to alleviate their responsibility to the story and try and remain neutral, but ultimately they choose what goes on air, and they choose the attitiude they take to interviewees, and they most definitely have an agenda when dealing with Christians.

[Fiosh]

I did a quick search and found this on "rapidnet.com" credited to a J. Beard; I have to admit I haven't confirmed the accuracy of the info.

"Is Narnia an allegory?

All readers of Narnia must realise that Aslan the Lion, who is the Son of the Great Emperor Across the Sea, who breaks the power of the White Witch by his death and resurrection -- and who, as C.S. Lewis pointed out to one of his young readers "arrived at the same time as Father Christmas" -- is a picture of Jesus Christ. Does it follow that the books as a whole are allegories?

C.S. Lewis used a very strict definition of the word "allegory" -- after all, one of his most important academic books was a study of this subject. He wrote to some Maryland fifth graders in 1954:

"I did not say to myself 'Let us represent Jesus as He really is in our world by a Lion in Narnia'; I said, 'Let us suppose that there were a land like Narnia and that the Son of God, as he became a Man in our world, became a Lion there, and then imagine what would happen.'"

"The whole series" wrote Lewis in another letter "works out like this:

The Magician's Nephew tells the Creation and how evil entered Narnia,

The Lion etc. - the Crucifixion and Resurrection,

Prince Caspian - restoration of the true religion after a corruption,

The Horse and His Boy - the calling and conversion of the heathen,

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - the spiritual life (especially in Reepicheep),

The Silver Chair - the continuing war against the powers of darkness,

The Last Battle - the coming of Antichrist (the ape). The end of the world and the last judgement."

So, in today's loose terminology the books can probably be said to be "allegorical." If you want to use that term, then a number of characters might be said to be allegories:

The White Witch represents the Devil, as does Tash.

Peter represents the valiant and wise Christian.

Reepicheep is the very soul of chivalry with both its virtues and its failings.

"Edmund," wrote Lewis "Is, like Judas, a traitor and a sneak. But unlike Judas he repents and is forgiven (as Judas no doubt would have been if he'd repented)."

Father Christmas -- who gives gifts to Aslan's followers to help them fight the powers of darkness -- may be a picture of the Holy Spirit."

[Iryssa]

Great post, Fiosh From what I can tell, it's all accurate.

I've actually grown to love these book even more as an adult than I did as a kid...which is saying something.

[HisWordIsSufficient]

I cant wait to go see it!

I never even finished the first book as a kid, i read it too young and didnt understand it so never picked it back up... i only found out a few weeks ago that it has Christian symobism in it... YAY!!!

Its going to be GREAT!

[followerofjesus]

Screwtape letters is pretty good too. Theres no problem w/ anyone confusing christianity w/ Harry Potter. Why is that?

[the_raven_1313]

but then the newsreader began a side issue about "how some are claimingthis film to be nothing more than Christian propaganda and a crude attempt to twist the writings of C.S Lewis for their own gain".

I personally take from this that the broadcaster was stating that other people are making these claims. Did he/she actually state that this was also his/her own opinion?

The reason that I asked is because if this is the case then I am seriously considering contacting Sky News on the matter.