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Philip Pullman Bashes Chronicles of Narnia

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As I've said before I like C.S. Lewis but somehow have never tried to read his Narnia series.

The books forthcoming Disneyfication makes it even less likely that I ever will.

Philip Pullman has read the Narnia books and found them foul:

Pullman believes that Lewis's books portray a version of Christianity that relies on martial combat, outdated fears of sexuality and women, and also portrays a religion that looks a lot like Islam in unashamedly racist terms.

'It's not the presence of Christian doctrine I object to so much as the absence of Christian virtue. The highest virtue, we have on the authority of the New Testament itself, is love, and yet you find not a trace of that in the books,' he said.

The Narnia books, Pullman said, contained '...a peevish blend of racist, misogynistic and reactionary prejudice; but of love, of Christian charity, [there is] not a trace'.

And American evangelists are planning to use the movies to market Jesus: Holy war looms over Disney's Narnia epic

Richard Evans Lee
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I totally disagree and for someone to have this view they could not possibly have read all seven volumes in order. Have you ever stopped to think it is just one mans gift to children to help them understand they were not alone during a very trying time period. have you forgotten when this was written is all i can say to the person that posted that drivell. On top of this the bible has more hatred and violence in it than any other book in the history of mankind or has he not read this either. It is interesting that C.s. Lewis and Tolkien were members of a same club as the content is similar yet portrayed differently. In the final book "the last battle" it is not really obvious the children have died yet the way it is put forth is neither calous nor disrectful to any religions. I do agree the book appears to be of Turkish influence as Aslan is turkish for Lion. Perhaps C.s. Lewis just had a love for this country this i do not know. Anyhow i do not wish to inflame anyone with my opinions this is just what i think. Thanks and Regards, Allan

Posted by: allan | December 31, 2005 10:01 AM

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