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333. How Do Scoffers Subvert C. S. Lewis and Slander His Fans?

Fantastical Truth
Dela

Narnia fans had a rough week. After the confirmation that Netflix’s version of “Narnia” will have a female-voiced “Aslan” for a 1950s-set movie with a “rock and roll” vibe, the internet lit up. Fans were upset. Pundits piled on. Non-Christian critics on YouTube cussed at Greta Gerwig. And in response, apparent defenders of the corporate creator began repeating old myths about The Chronicles of Narnia and C. S. Lewis while scoffing at his fans for being so overexcited about a movie. How can we best address these subversions and slanders?

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Mission update

Concession stand

  • You may be curious about the movie or skeptical of upset fans.
  • If so, don’t be distracted by extreme examples in the discourse.
  • But we oppose pushback about “outrage culture” or “culture war.”
  • We believe this is a verbal battle worth engaging for Christ’s glory.
  • After all, real Christian cultural engagement isn’t meant to be easy!
  • At the same time, not everyone will choose to engage identically.
  • God has given His body many different gifts and resulting roles.
  • Pro tip: don’t fault someone for engaging/not engaging as you do.
  • For each of our examples, we’ve seen real parallels from people.
  • However, we find it easier to talk in Narnian terms as comparisons.

Quotes and notes

Podcast episodes

1. Answering good-faith challenges

  • Edmund Pevensie—tempted by evil, yet saved by Aslan’s sacrifice
  • Trumpkin—skeptical of talking lions, but overcome by Aslan’s love
  • Eustace Scrubb—practical and skeptical, yet changed by Aslan
  • Jill Pole—hurt by bullies, yet called to new challenges by Aslan
  • Aravis Tarkheena—raised as a harsh survivor, chastised by Aslan
  • Digory Kirke—grieving, impulsive, sinful, yet captivated by Aslan
  • Puzzle the Donkey—used for great deception, yet loved by Aslan

2. Fending off random scoffers and slanders

  • Ghouls, Boggles, Ogres, People of the Toadstools—generic mobs
  • Nikabrik—will do anything, even evil, to get rid of villains he hates
  • Governor Gumpas—hyperfixated bureaucrat, ignores basic virtue
  • Harfang Giants—act hospitable while planning to make man-pies
  • Lasaraleen—frivolous and flippant, eager to affirm cultural elites
  • Uncle Andrew—materialist magician wanting to exploit other lands
  • Dwarfs—disaffected and deceived, literally shoot at both sides

3. Challenging defenders of deathworks

  • Jadis, the White Witch—simply hates Aslan and all his good magic
  • King Miraz—foreign conqueror who despises the good old stories
  • Deathwater Island—offers the illusion of riches that actually kills
  • The Lady of the Green Kirtle—uses enchantment to subvert reality
  • Rabadash—unstable, entitled elite who rashly slanders good kings
  • Jadis yet again—otherworld sorceress who sacrifices all for power
  • Shift—wickedly subverts earnest faith with the ultimate deathwork

Com station Top question for listeners

  • Who do you feel is the worst villain in The Chronicles of Narnia?

Next on Fantastical Truth

Now we move into spooky season, with appropriate topics planned. Lord willing, this month you can expect more from us about scary stories and how parents can find the best Christian-made middle grade fiction. Meanwhile, what about UFOs? That news has gone suddenly quiet of late! Plus: Satan and/or demons, and maybe even a little Godzilla as the big king of all monsters stomps back into cinemas.

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