[HPFGU-OTChatter] Narnia

[Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve]

Schlobin at aol.com wrote:

For more than a half century, "The Chronicles of Narnia" captivated

> children with tales of Aslan, a tawny lion who ruled a wintry
> Narnian kingdom of dwarfs, fauns and occasionally errant English
> schoolchildren.
>
> Mixing fantasy with Christian allegories and imagery, the author
> C. S. Lewis, one of the 20th century's most influential
> interpreters of Christianity, created a saga that spanned seven
> novels, beginning in 1950 with "The Lion, the Witch and the
> Wardrobe," which have sold more than 65 million copies in more than
> 30 languages.

Can you believe it? I didn't think the books were remotely Christian...I
just thought they were good. I grew up on those books, and have recently
re-read "The Lion, The Wich and The Wardrobe" and nothing struck me as
vaguely Christian. Go figure...

Hugs
Jamieson

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