Rowan Williams, when asked his thoughts on C. S. Lewis\u2019s Narnia books, declared that he finds Aslan to be “on the knife-edge of the erotic.\u201d<\/p>\n
One wonders what C. S. Lewis would make of Rowan Williams and his ideas; Williams himself provides a clue in the same interview: \u201c”Lewis thought most theologians were gutless liberals who didn\u2019t care about the truth enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
And Aslan would almost certainly say: \u201cOh, Adam’s son, how cleverly you defend yourself against all that might do you good!\u201d<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n On C S Lewis and theology:<\/strong> “Lewis thought most theologians were gutless liberals who didn\u2019t care about the truth enough.\u201d<\/p>\n On the sensuousness of Aslan the lion:<\/strong> “on the knife-edge of the erotic.\u201d<\/p>\n On the Aslan resurrection scene in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe:<\/strong> \u201cI think it is such an obvious parallel. The more interesting thing is how does Lewis convey a sense of what the religious climate, the religious sensibility might be in another world? That is the teasing thing.\u201d<\/p>\n On his first response to C S Lewis’ Narnia books:<\/strong> \u201cWhen you\u2019re 14 or 15, as I was when I read some of those books, you think, wow, we\u2019ve got a clever man on our side! Isn\u2019t that good!\u201d<\/p>\n Of a pagan who gets to heaven:<\/strong> \u201cHere is someone with total courage, passion and generosity who\u2019s giving all that to a mistaken target. But the heavenly postman knows better and delivers it to the right address.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rowan Williams, when asked his thoughts on C. S. Lewis\u2019s Narnia books, declared that he finds Aslan to be “on the knife-edge of the erotic.\u201d One wonders what C. S. Lewis would make of Rowan Williams and his ideas; Williams … Continue reading