Books and Film
Recent Science Fiction Films & Christianity
I recently ran across this article on Christianity and its presence in science fiction films in the last several years and wanted to share it with you. Here’s an excerpt: There is a young man, different from other young men. Ancient prophecies foretell his coming, and he performs miraculous feats. Eventually, confronted by his enemies, … Continue reading
The Narnia Code Premieres on the BBC tonight
In just a few hours, the new documentary The Narnia Code, based on Michael Ward’s book Planet Narnia, will premiere on BBC1 television. The documentary is directed and produced by Norman Stone, who also directed and produced the films C. S. Lewis Through the Shadowlands and C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia For more information on the … Continue reading
Book Review – The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia
BOOK REVIEW The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia by Laura Miller Little Brown: 320 pp., $25.99 By Nan Rinella To anyone who loves C.S. Lewis and Narnia, The Magician’s Book presents a dichotomy between delight and disbelief. The critique/biography/author’s memoir is mesmerizing in its perspicacity, but mystifying from a Christian perspective. Laura Miller … Continue reading
C.S. Lewis: Sixty Years of Letters – A Thematic Overview
The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volumes 1-3 (Harper San Francisco, 2004, 2004, 2007) Reviewed by Jessica Shaver Renshaw “I think you and I ought to publish our letters (they’d be a jolly interesting book by the way)…” – C.S. Lewis, age 17, to Arthur Greeves, March 14, 1916 I’ve wondered what C.S. Lewis was … Continue reading
An Apologist Like C.S. Lewis?
Since C.S. Lewis’ death in 1963, many Christian writers have seen him as a role model and have tried to emulate his success at making difficult theological concepts understandable to the average reader. In an article written last August in the Wall Street Journal, David Skeel discusses Lewis’ legacy and how recent apologists have fared … Continue reading
