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Does Lewis think Aslan is God?

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Does Lewis think Aslan is God?

Postby Zandra » December 10th, 2005, 7:37 pm

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Postby Sven » December 10th, 2005, 7:51 pm

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Afraid? murmured the Rat, his eyes shining with unutterable love.
Afraid! Of Him? O, never, never! And yet -- and yet -- O, Mole, I am afraid!
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Postby Paul F. Ford » December 10th, 2005, 8:02 pm

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Postby Sarah N. » December 10th, 2005, 10:54 pm

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Postby Zandra » December 11th, 2005, 12:10 am

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Postby EmotionxSickness » December 12th, 2005, 3:56 pm

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Postby john » December 12th, 2005, 4:04 pm

Actually, he definitely did not intend for the books to be Christian allegory, as he himself has said, and as has been quoted, referenced, and researched several times on this web site.

Christian parallels, yes. Christian allegory? No.
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Postby Guest » December 12th, 2005, 4:09 pm

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Postby carol » December 12th, 2005, 6:21 pm

No, Lewis himself said it was NOT an allegory.
The word Allegory has a specific meaning, which is why people are disagreeing with those who say it is.

An allegory is like a coded version of a story, where everything (!) represents something in the real world. Our best known example is "The Pilgrim's Progress" where each person and place the hero meets represents some aspect of Christian life and experience.

What people seem to mean, when they state that it's an allegory, is that they can see many elements in the story that have parallels in our world and our faith. It is correct to describe these as symbolic elements, or Christian themes. Often an item may represent something directly, or be intended to remind us of something, or suggest several things. That sort of symbolism is not called allegory.

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Postby Sven » December 12th, 2005, 8:47 pm

Rat! he found breath to whisper, shaking. Are you afraid?
Afraid? murmured the Rat, his eyes shining with unutterable love.
Afraid! Of Him? O, never, never! And yet -- and yet -- O, Mole, I am afraid!
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Postby loeee » December 12th, 2005, 8:47 pm

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Postby skippy the squirel » December 12th, 2005, 9:36 pm

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Postby Karen » December 12th, 2005, 9:45 pm

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Postby skippy the squirel » December 13th, 2005, 3:58 am

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