Fantasy appeals to our imagination as it builds fantastic worlds around supernatural characters. I think the "normal" children in the Narnia stories, such as Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter, are a "supposal" (as Jack would call it) of what it would be like for us to be thrown into the life of Jesus (Aslan) when He walked the Earth as a man. Let's face it, the story of our God giving a part of himself to walk among us as a man is a supernatural and fantastic story itself, especially to non-believers. Is Lewis, through this story, maybe making a comment on the childlike faith it takes to accept the role of a somewhat supernatural savior in our lives? If nothing else, these stories make me appreciate just how amazing the story of Jesus truly is...
posted by DCliff at 1:12 PM
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I think the childlike faith and the logic of the professor are both reasonable ways to come to faith in the eyes of Lewis. Perhaps even a combination of the two is what he advises.
Thinking of the professor's logical approach to faith made me think of Blaise Pascal, because he really appeals to faith in a logical way. For instance, in his "Pensees" he says "the doubter who does not seek (Christian faith) is at the same time very unhappy and very wrong." I think Peter and Susan would have been unhappy and wrong if they had not chosen to seek out the professor and then heed his logical advice.
Here is a question though: without any previous knowledge of Narnia, wouldn't the professor's advice for the children to trust Lucy, therefore believing in a fantastic world, be almost illogical? I'm also curious about the professor's response to a question Peter had. Peter: "Well, Sir, if things are real, they're there all the time." Professor: "Are they?"
Any thoughts on the meaning there?
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