The Nehor Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Stargazer said: Well, it wasn't just people seeing Aslan as Jesus. The author intended Aslan to be seen that way. C. S. Lewis wrote: "Since Narnia is a world of Talking Beasts, I thought He [Christ] would become a Talking Beast there, as He became a man here. I pictured Him becoming a lion there because (a) the lion is supposed to be the king of beasts; (b) Christ is called "The Lion of Judah" in the Bible; (c) I'd been having strange dreams about lions when I began writing the work." The scene of Aslan dying was probably the first time I cried while reading a book. It is the first I remember anyways. C.S. Lewis wrote that the story is intentionally written to make children amenable to Christ by showing a similar legend. Of course in the book it is pretty explicit Aslan is Christ as he tells the children they must learn to recognize Him in their world. Lucy was also my first childhood crush. 1
Calm Posted March 2, 2021 Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) I was so ticked off he had Susan distance herself from the experience later in the books and she gets labeled a “silly, conceited” girl. Can’t remember anything else I significantly disliked about the books when young except that in some ways the girls were rather boring to me. Edited March 2, 2021 by Calm
poptart Posted March 2, 2021 Author Posted March 2, 2021 6 hours ago, Calm said: Second is cool, the first a bit too realistic artwork for my taste. Have to ask my daughter if she has played any of them. I'm a fan of the total war franchise, that's kind of the angle they're going for. The mods they have for it are amazing. Child of light is one of my favorites, it's so well done. 5 hours ago, Stargazer said: Well, it wasn't just people seeing Aslan as Jesus. The author intended Aslan to be seen that way. C. S. Lewis wrote: "Since Narnia is a world of Talking Beasts, I thought He [Christ] would become a Talking Beast there, as He became a man here. I pictured Him becoming a lion there because (a) the lion is supposed to be the king of beasts; (b) Christ is called "The Lion of Judah" in the Bible; (c) I'd been having strange dreams about lions when I began writing the work." 4 hours ago, Calm said: Yes, I know. I am sure there are probably many books where I don’t see the characters in the way their author does. As much as I like the gods, I have to side with Nehor on this one, the way they just kind of toss things together makes me wonder. lets face it, most of that stuff was just handed down word of mouth, who knows how things really were. Sad reality is a lot of folks just turned their backs on things when Christianity moved in, it simply had a lot more to offer. Same thing with Rome, while the Christians did some not so nice things to the pagans after Constantine (Shoe was on the other foot.....) by that time most Romans didn't really care, only reason why some of the pagan temples in Rome survive is because the Church moved in, renovated and restored it. I have my quarks but hey, even I have to admit I am very much Christian in the cultural sense and in parts of the world that's how it is. A lot of the Funerals in Denmark are still Christian and they still have a fair share of confirmations from what i've read. That was and well, far as I can tell is how the mainline and Catholic churches still operate to an extent, you get dunked, confirmed, hopefully show up a few times a year for mass/church, repent from time to time (hopefully) then die a good death. Considering how the church was, still is and well, all the writings as well as the good they still do, including preserving pre Christian lore, you really cannot beat Christianity as an institution. 1
poptart Posted March 2, 2021 Author Posted March 2, 2021 2 hours ago, The Nehor said: The scene of Aslan dying was probably the first time I cried while reading a book. It is the first I remember anyways. C.S. Lewis wrote that the story is intentionally written to make children amenable to Christ by showing a similar legend. Of course in the book it is pretty explicit Aslan is Christ as he tells the children they must learn to recognize Him in their world. Lucy was also my first childhood crush. For me it was when Gandalf fell in Moria. Seeing it in the theaters when the movies came out was just as emotional. Fly you fools..... 2
The Nehor Posted March 2, 2021 Posted March 2, 2021 All that being said I do harbor a somewhat insane suspicion that there are some kinds of local gods or spirits or something subordinate to God that can be worthy of our gratitude but not of the worship God alone deserves. Great, now I am stuck here waiting for the Catholics to show up and say they are way ahead of me and pull out the list of saints.
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