literature pose a serious threat to individuality. Clive Staples Lewis wrote “The Chronicles of Narnia” in 1950, he hoped to write a book even non-religious people could pick up and read. Being his most popular book, children and adults alike took to this book, along with theologians. His book is a complete copy of the Bible, only switched around to make fantastic settings and characters like Aslan the lion, the Jesus Christ of Narnia. He also uses children as the main characters so the younger audience can
friends all "the arguments that were obstacles to faith were removed" (The Most Reluctant Convert: C.S. Lewis' Journey to Faith). After becoming an advocate for Christianity Lewis wrote some novels that were religious allegories. The Chronicles of Narnia books are examples of his religious allegories. The symbolism Lewis uses in one of the Narnia books, The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe, is a good example of how Lewis uses symbols to create "an imaginative welcome to the Christian faith" (McGrath)
In the series, The Chronicles of Narnia, written by a Christian author named C.S. Lewis, wrote the series as fun entertainment for young folks. C.S. Lewis actually grew up as an atheist, but later became the most popular convert to Christianity in the twentieth century. He was converted to Christianity at the age of thirty-three and from there on out he devoted his life to promote and write about Christianity (Byfield). In The Chronicles of Narnia, there are several symbols and references to the
medieval literature, first at Oxford University, then at Cambridge, where he held the first chair in medieval and Renaissance literature. He also was a noted convert to Christianity who in the 1940’s established himself as a popular Christian apologist with a series of wartime radio talks, later collected under the title Mere Christianity (1952). Between 1938 and 1945 he wrote a trilogy of science-fiction books (the Space Trilogy, consisting of Out of the Silent Planet, 1938; Perelandra, 1943; and That
forever impacting them with creativity and imagination. He explored fictional worlds while still bringing his love for religion to life through his characters. C.S. Lewis was able to balance his mind in his writings by focusing on the science of Christianity and storytelling and using them both in a work of literature. Since the beginning, Lewis was passionate about the idea of fantasy worlds, and expressed all throughout his life along with his deep belief in Christian principles. Alan Jacobs, the
from christianity and declared himself an atheist (C.S. Lewis, Famous Birthdays). Later in his life whilst teaching at Oxford, he became a christian and spent the rest of his life sharing his beliefs with others. This is evident in his many novels that include: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Abolition of Man, and of course The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Similar to most authors, C.S. Lewis’ past significantly influenced his stories, especially The Chronicles of Narnia. Growing
Religion influences every aspect of a true devotee’s life. After the year 1931, C.S. Lewis was a devoted Christian and member of the Church of England. This means his faith when he wrote The Chronicles of Narnia was influential in what went into the writing of these stories. This influence was noticeable throughout all of the books in this series however it does not make the story automatically anything more then a great story. There are several basics of the Christian faith that C.S. Lewis believed
died from cancer when he was nine, Jack started to walk away from Christianity. Ellaine Murray Stone explains that at one of the boarding schools Jack attended, a staff member nurtured his interest in atheism (Stone 21-22). C.S. remained an atheist and published Spirits in Bondage during that time, but Hugo Dyson and J. R. R. Tolkien were able to draw him back to Christianity. Stone describes Lewis’s conversion back to Christianity as one night when Hugo Dyson, and J.J.R. Tolkien, both Christians
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is about four children discovering an alternate universe and attempting to defeat evil (the White Witch) with the help of the Christ-like figure, Aslan. The time of the book is set during World War II in England. The four Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy go to live in a professor’s house in order to escape war-time. The children soon discover Narnia, an alternate universe with talking creatures and a time-zone much
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe Narnia; A magical world full of mythical beasts, talking animals and dreams. It’s what every kid wishes to see when they open up their wardrobe, but not is all as it seems. ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe’ is a fantasy film adaption on the book series; The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis)