Narnia series by C.S. Lewis

Time goes by; and the longer I think about it, the more likely it appears that there are a lot of holes in C.S. Lewis’ theology. For instance:

Puddleglum’s Theology

I thought this was the berries, eight years ago–but it isn’t, is it? God’s Word is true whether we believe in it our now. Our belief does not make it true. Our disbelief does not make it false. It’s true because it comes from God.

But “Jack” Lewis was a devoted servant of God who had a long, long way to go even to reach the level of theology that informs his Narnia books. Those–and I do love them–contain some serious errors.

Let’s be charitable toward a fellow servant. And really, he did accomplish much that was good.

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In 2011 I reviewed this book for Chalcedon, The Narnia Code by Michael Ward, chaplain of St. Peter’s College, Oxford–who said, “The Narnia books are much more Christian than we’ve realized.”

https://chalcedon.edu/resources/articles/book-review-the-narnia-code-by-michael-ward

He also said this: “If only we had eyes to see it, we would notice the divine plan in seemingly meaningless events.”

Less than an hour before I read this, I was writing of Obst, the teacher, and Obst had this thought: The wind of heaven is blowing all sorts of people in all different directions, and to us it looks like chaos and confusion: but not to God. God never loses His grip on the reins of history, and He guides it where He will.

I’ve always said my Bell Mountain books are smarter than I am; and Obst certainly is. It’s not like I consciously think these things up and then put the words in my characters’ mouths. Those are words God gives me.

For which I give Him all the glory.