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I have yet to find a Christian writer that speaks ill of C.S. Lewis. In Hail, Holy Queen, Catholic (former Calvinist) apologist Scott Hahn calls him a "great Christian" and cites his theory about the similarities between Paganism and Christianity. In The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict, the conservative Protestant writer Josh McDowell cites Lewis on several occasions. McDowell uses Lewis to support his position that the Bible is not a book of myths, and his position that Jesus is either a lunatic, liar, or Lord. His book even contains an entire essay by Lewis, "Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism."
"The Chronicles of Narnia" may be held in high esteem by some occultists, but the books are quite obviously Christian to anyone with the slightest knowledge of Christianity. They are also very anti-Islam. The evil witch entraps children with a magical candy called "Turkish Delight." One of the groups of enemies is called the "Tarkans." They obviously represent Arabs. They carry scimitars and small, round sheilds. One of the main characters, after carrying Tarkan weapons for a long time remarks, "I finally feel like a man again now that I can carry a broad sword and triangular sheild." Aslan obviously represents Christ. He is a righteous being who sacrifices himself to save the world. The witch (Satan) believes that by killing Aslan she acheives victory over the forces of good. However, like Christ, through his death Aslan would secure the ultimate triumph of good...
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"Pure religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world." (James 1:27)
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