I'll just throw a couple of cents in... C.S. Lewis is actually one of my favorite authors.
"The problem of pain" is a really interesting look at the suffering of grievance, he lost his wife to illness after only a few years of marriage and this book is his own "study" or ideas on his experience afterwards... it's an interesting read. And of course, he shares through his point of view. Miracles was an interesting read (christian), and some of his other fiction almost early sci-fi stuff is pretty neat too (Out of the silent planet... I believe there was a triology). Anyways... Back to my day job. Yves On 12/13/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its a great book - letters from an older demon to a young one starting > off. Its very funny. > > larry > > On 12/13/05, Jerry Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Another book he wrote pertaining to Christianity is the Screwtape Letters. > > > > J > > > > On 12/12/05, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > You do have to keep in mind that he wrote an important book on the proof > > > of > > > Christianity, (Mere Christianity) and also another book about the > > > differences between Heaven and Hell (The Great Divorce) and therefore he > > > was > > > probably well aware that his children's books contain a great deal of > > > psedo-Christian storylines. > > > > > > - Matt > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 12:23 PM > > > Subject: RE: "Chronicles of Narnia" > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: Russel Madere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 9:40 AM > > > >> To: CF-Community > > > >> Subject: Re: ""Chronicles of Narnia"" > > > >> > > > >> Thanks for the good word. > > > >> > > > >> I read all of the Narnia books as a child and have re-read them many > > > >> times > > > >> since. > > > >> > > > >> CS Lewis' story always intrigued me. IIRC, he was an atheist who > > > >> converted to Chrisitianity at the prodding of his friend, coworker and > > > >> fellow veteran, JRR Tolkien. I remember having to find a lot of > > > >> parallels > > > >> between Narnia and Middle Earth for a religion class in High School. > > > >> Don't ask me what we found, too much beer has killed too many brain > > > cells > > > >> since then. > > > > > > > > I'm not sure about the progression but I know he was a devote Christian. > > > > The "Narnia" books make several references to biblical "truths" but > > > remain > > > > fantasies. > > > > > > > > There are a lot of parallels between his books and biblical stories (the > > > > sacrifice of Aslan for Edmund's sins being one of the most obvious) but > > > he > > > > also included non-fundamentalist beliefs like Father Christmas. There > > > > have > > > > been many, many volumes written on the topic both from a pro-religious > > > and > > > > an anti-religious standpoint. > > > > > > > > Personally I don't think he was trying to "sneak" religion into the > > > > stories... I think he just really liked the world he created. > > > > > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:187614 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
