Comments on: The Anti-C.S. Lewis http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/ Invest in my two cents Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:07:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Leslie http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-754 Leslie Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:11:32 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-754 I've never heard of Phillip Pullman. I did, however, just love "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis. I read the series with my parents when I was young. Those are great memories. I also enjoyed "The Screwtape Letters." The anti-C.S. Lewis thing doesn't attract me. I’ve never heard of Phillip Pullman.

I did, however, just love “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis. I read the series with my parents when I was young. Those are great memories. I also enjoyed “The Screwtape Letters.”

The anti-C.S. Lewis thing doesn’t attract me.

]]> By: kerri http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-757 kerri Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:11:23 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-757 Yeah, I only heard about these books when there was talk of a movie. Even though I work at a bookstore, I'm pretty out of touch with pop culture I guess. My assistant and his wife were telling me a little about the books, and they absolutely love them. They are practicing Christians and made no mention about them being anti-god or offensive in any way. I'll ask them what they think about them for kids. Hmmm, I'm kinda anti-C.S. Lewis too, but that's just because I've read too many Tolkien biographies and I know Lewis was a hack. Yeah, I only heard about these books when there was talk of a movie. Even though I work at a bookstore, I’m pretty out of touch with pop culture I guess. My assistant and his wife were telling me a little about the books, and they absolutely love them. They are practicing Christians and made no mention about them being anti-god or offensive in any way. I’ll ask them what they think about them for kids.

Hmmm, I’m kinda anti-C.S. Lewis too, but that’s just because I’ve read too many Tolkien biographies and I know Lewis was a hack.

]]> By: Diana http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-759 Diana Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:48:20 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-759 I've actually listened to the first one on tape and really enjoyed it. I wouldn't call them childrens books though, definitely more along the lines of young adult, say 14, 15 year olds. I also know from Porter that the books are based off of Miltons paradise lost. Porter has read all 3 and I will see what he thinks about the anti-christian theme, although I know that at this point the books are probably lost to you. The author being an anti C.S. Lewis person and everything. =) After listening to the books on tape we had decided that we wouldn't take Byron until we had seen the movie and screened it for young minds. The books were definitely not for little kids. Love Ya I’ve actually listened to the first one on tape and really enjoyed it. I wouldn’t call them childrens books though, definitely more along the lines of young adult, say 14, 15 year olds. I also know from Porter that the books are based off of Miltons paradise lost. Porter has read all 3 and I will see what he thinks about the anti-christian theme, although I know that at this point the books are probably lost to you. The author being an anti C.S. Lewis person and everything. =) After listening to the books on tape we had decided that we wouldn’t take Byron until we had seen the movie and screened it for young minds. The books were definitely not for little kids. Love Ya

]]> By: Mama Milton http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-761 Mama Milton Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:05:45 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-761 This email campaign saddens me - I read the books and didn't find the books themselves to be anti-Christian. The emails I've received made it sound like the movie is encouraging an atheist agenda. I just don't know. I will see the movie before the kids, just in case. When I was a bookseller, I usually handed this book to teens, and it was in the science fiction area as well. The themes don't lend themselves to little kids anyway; much of it would go over their heads. So, I guess it comes down to Pullman and his comments/beliefs. I didn't read about him before I read the books so I wasn't looking for an agenda. I'm afraid that I will now search for this theme, where I didn't see it before, instead of enjoying a fantasy film at Christmas. Bummer. I doubt that helps. I sure hope I'm right, and the movie rocks. I've been looking forward to it. This email campaign saddens me - I read the books and didn’t find the books themselves to be anti-Christian. The emails I’ve received made it sound like the movie is encouraging an atheist agenda. I just don’t know. I will see the movie before the kids, just in case.

When I was a bookseller, I usually handed this book to teens, and it was in the science fiction area as well. The themes don’t lend themselves to little kids anyway; much of it would go over their heads.

So, I guess it comes down to Pullman and his comments/beliefs. I didn’t read about him before I read the books so I wasn’t looking for an agenda. I’m afraid that I will now search for this theme, where I didn’t see it before, instead of enjoying a fantasy film at Christmas. Bummer.

I doubt that helps. I sure hope I’m right, and the movie rocks. I’ve been looking forward to it.

]]> By: Mama Milton http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-762 Mama Milton Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:09:35 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/376/the-anti-cs-lewis/#comment-762 Oh, and I always thought of Pullman as an adult author overall. Oh, and I always thought of Pullman as an adult author overall.

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