Fun story about Lewis for those of you who don't know...
Although he's most famous for his Christian literature, he was an atheist until his colleague and close friend, JRR Tolkien, convinced him to put together an objective case against the Bible. Upon studying it for research on how to refute Christianity, he became more convinced of its truth, and the rest is history.
There is hope for anyone, even duped lefties, who still responds to a christian allegory. That's actually the POINT of christian allegories. The story is true. The names have been changed to protect the ignorant.
He wrote a mythology for Great Britain because the nation never really had one of its own. That was one of his reasons for creating that fantasy world; also his experience in WWI had a big influence on his writing as well.
The Chronicles of Narnia on the other hand have a definite Christian Allegory going on. Aslan as a Christ-like figure being one example.
Fun story about Lewis for those of you who don't know...
Although he's most famous for his Christian literature, he was an atheist until his colleague and close friend, JRR Tolkien, convinced him to put together an objective case against the Bible. Upon studying it for research on how to refute Christianity, he became more convinced of its truth, and the rest is history.
There is hope for anyone, even duped lefties, who still responds to a christian allegory. That's actually the POINT of christian allegories. The story is true. The names have been changed to protect the ignorant.
Sounds like you’ve been listening to Jordan Peterson
So true. 👍
Nicely said
JRR Tolkien was not a fan of allegories.
He wrote a mythology for Great Britain because the nation never really had one of its own. That was one of his reasons for creating that fantasy world; also his experience in WWI had a big influence on his writing as well.
The Chronicles of Narnia on the other hand have a definite Christian Allegory going on. Aslan as a Christ-like figure being one example.
Lewis was a stable genius. Cant recommend his work enough. I don't care if your Christian, Atheist, or barney, his Space Trilogy is profound.
He was also deeply influenced by G.K. Chesterton, who was the greatest thinker of the 20th century.
This.