Laura Miller was captivated by Lewis’ Narnia stories as a child. As a teenager she learnt of the Christian parallels in the books and felt “cheated and betrayed”. Find out why in today’s programme and how she has come to terms with Narnia by writing “The Magician’s Book”.
Michael Ward is a leading expert on CS Lewis and author of “Planet Narnia”. As a Christian the Narnia stories served to deepen his faith, and he has also recently uncovered a rich secret within the books that has gone unnoticed until now.
They discuss how the Christian Narnia affected Miller and some of the criticisms she levels at them in her book.
Laura Miller was captivated by Lewis’ Narnia stories as a child. As a teenager she learnt of the Christian parallels in the books and felt “cheated and betrayed”. Find out why in today’s programme and how she has come to terms with Narnia by writing “The Magician’s Book”.
Michael Ward is a leading expert on CS Lewis and author of “Planet Narnia”. As a Christian the Narnia stories served to deepen his faith, and he has also recently uncovered a rich secret within the books that has gone unnoticed until now.
They discuss how the Christian Narnia affected Miller and some of the criticisms she levels at them in her book.
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For Michael Ward see www.planetnarnia.com
For Laura Miller see www.lauramiller.org
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