in the Last Battle, at the end, one man who had always followed Tash, wanted to go into the shed and see him. when he got inside, he was able to see Aslan and the rest of the Pevensie kids, whereas everyone else could only see a dirty barn. when Aslan said, "all your good deeds, praise, prayer, and honor went to Me, although you thought you were praising Tash." do u feel that is parallelled to Christianity, and all good things go to God, even if some don't think they "believe" in God?
just a question.. no right or wrong answers....
2006-08-11 07:29:45 · 17 answers · asked by sasmallworld 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are partially right. It is a parallel to Christianity. All things go to God as He is the Creator of the Universe. However, I think the point here is that God is known to everyone, even those to whom the Gospel has not been directly communicated. Since God is the Creator of all things, He is made known to everyone, even if they think it is something else. This is, by the way, a controversial point of Christian theology. However, I think the idea is that not only do the good things go to God, but that He sees everything and knows that there are some people who worship Him without always knowing that it is Him they are worshiping. Again, this is controversial and not universally accepted by Christians.
May God bless and keep you.
2006-08-11 07:37:54 · answer #1 · answered by blowry007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently CS Lewis believed that anyone who did good did it in Aslan's (God's) name wether they knew it or not--and anyone who did evil did it in Satan's (Tash's) name whether they knew it or not. And it was the acts and intentions that determined whether or not they would see the new narnia.
I guess the question of actual belief is irrelevant to Lewis.
It's not Biblical, of course. But it makes more sense than what the bible says.
2006-08-11 14:35:50 · answer #2 · answered by mikayla_starstuff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CS Lewis became a Christian in 1931 - The Chromicles of Narnia were written in the 50s.
Many of the books have Christian symbolism. As Lewis wrote about the land of Narnia, an imaginary world visited by children of this world, he had two obvious purposes: to entertain the readers and to suggest analogies of the Christian faith.
2006-08-11 14:37:46 · answer #3 · answered by Macaroni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I honestly think that this is an example of our innate need that is within us to search and believe there is something greater than ourselves. I think what is being said is even though you followed Tash (One could relate this to Baal) You have seen me and you know me(referring to God), meaning, no more will you have to follow Tash but follow me and all those past deeds will be washed away and forgiven. Or you could simply become more familiar with CS Lewis' works...letters, books and so forth to understand his reasoning.
2006-08-11 15:26:42 · answer #4 · answered by brokentogether 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard there's a lot of Christian references in Chronicles of Narnia, and while watching the movie, was able to spot things that look a lot like Christian stories or beliefs.
Hm, when I read your question, I was thinking that it was a link to when Jesus says 'Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto Me.' When Jesus is saying help the poor, the meek, ect, that you're doing the deeds to Him also. That's what I thought... ^_^
2006-08-11 14:34:14 · answer #5 · answered by arcmdark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is. C.S. Lewis was a christian writer, and wrote his stories based on christianity. so yeah ur theory about "that is parallelled to Christianity, and all good things go to God, even if some don't think they "believe" in God?" is what C.S. Lewis had in mind when he wrote The Last Battle
2006-08-11 14:34:58 · answer #6 · answered by koRngurl94 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good story has certain "archetypes" that mankind responds to on a deep level. All religions take advantage of those same "archetypes". You could draw similar allusions from ANY well-written story that has stood the test of time.
2006-08-11 14:35:34 · answer #7 · answered by michael s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give Girl Wonder 10 points.
2006-08-11 14:35:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is meant that way in the book as a giant parable to christianty. This is widely known, as is the author's religious preferences.
2006-08-11 14:36:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i noticed that too. if u pay attention u can see bible similarites and symbolism thruout the whole movie. the lion dies at the end to save the kids, the lion represents Jesus. the witch represents satan. and so on
2006-08-11 14:34:11 · answer #10 · answered by Nikki 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋