[HPforGrownups] Re: Off-Topic: Narnia

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 7490

Susan McGee wrote:

> What do you mean, it's not my thing? I'm quite aware of the heavy
> duty Christian allegory that is the Narnia chronicles -- it's not
> exactly subtle....and you're right, in the Christian world, he was
> redeemed, he didn't have to do anything much himself expect express
> true penitence and sin no more...

Hmmm. I'm trying to figure out what I'm saying here. First, that last isn't
necessarily true. According to lots of protestant creeds, yes (that whole
"saved" thing). But Roman Catholicism holds that there is an accounting for
sin, even after forgiveness has been obtained. Sin causes damage, and the
damage is still there to be fixed even after you're sorry. So there is
accountability; remorse isn't a free pass, as it were. Answered a bit by
Edmund's taking on the Witch and being mortally wounded, I thought.

About it not being your thing--I meant that I didn't think you were
Christian, not that you didn't know about the allegorical level of the work.
Some fine points of theological detail might be missed by those of other
religions, and I was attempting to clarify, that's all. There's loads of
Wiccans on the list that I know of, and lots of other new-age type thinkers,
and I sort of put you into the non-traditional-religion basket.

And regardless of your beliefs, in many (most?) works, Christianity tends to
be the assumption unless otherwise stated, like it or not, just as
heterosexuality does. I had sort of gotten the impression that an unthinking
acceptance of such basic assumptions irritated you, just in principle. So I
was afraid my expounding upon the particulars of the basic assumption might
be irritating.

I hope that made sense; I'm real tired (kid Christmas parties at school,
etc.).

--Amanda