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Title: What I Learned in Narnia
Author: Douglas Wilson
Narrator: Daniel Newman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-18-18
Publisher: Canon Press
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought
Publisher's Summary:
One rainy day, years ago, a little girl named Lucy discovered that the back of a wardrobe isn't always just the back of a wardrobe. Sometimes, it's a door into another world.
In Lucy's case, that other world was called Narnia, and though she was among the first to enter it, she was by no means the last. Millions of children (young and old) have followed her there and met its strange but wonderful inhabitants - Mr. Tumnus, Reepicheep, and Puddleglum, among others.
But the lessons of Narnia don't just belong to the world of fiction and fantasy. We may never meet fawns, talking mice, or marshwiggles in our ordinary lives, but the lessons they teach in The Chronicles of Narnia are the very lessons we need to fight the battles we face in our everyday lives.
Douglas Wilson begins this series of meditations on C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia with the observation, "This is not intended to be an introduction to Narnia at all, but is rather more like a conversation between good friends about some other good friends, talking about what a good time we all had and why." Wilson highlights the practical themes of mature, Christian living that emerge from these classic tales - nobility, confession, complete grace - a joyful contrast to the thinness of modern life. A must for any Narnia fan, young or old.
Members Reviews:
Simple and simply profound
Five stars in my book indicate the x-factor. This book of Douglas Wilson is deceptively brilliant. When one looks at the title you could be excused if you thought nothing more is to be expected than some noble thoughts about some striking passages in the Narnia series. But Douglas Wilson does not only write with his usual striking clarity in this book. There is a definite alluring quality on display. I can think of at least three ways that make this work exceptional. Firstly, time and again you are amazed at how the author succeeds in stating simple things with new profundity. For example, think of how often we are tempted to confess other people's sins and not our own. And have you ever thought about the analogy between children's ease in learning their mother tongue and Christian kids learning their Father's ways? Many times I have wondered over the years about the advantage/disadvantage of growing up in Church. Enters Wilson with a book for kids and gives me an analogy that I have never considered before. He constantly notices things that is only possible from many readings over many years in tandem with life in the ministry. And of course you think more than twice: Why didn't I think of that before? This already brings the second point to the fore. Doug Wilson also displays a special gift of interpreting Lewis in a way that contributes to and advances the implications of Lewis's writings. And thirdly Wilson writes with the same kind of mysterious quality that Lewis had. Something subtle in the powers of the analogical imagination is on supportive display in this book. It is no wonder that one of the reviewers can state that it was one of the most strengthening books of the year. And as to one reviewer who thought there was some lack of depth, I am not so sure this is a fair statement. We have to take the initial audience into account - kids you know. And Wilson does point to Michael Ward's classic in his intro for those who want to go higher up and further in. But do not think that this book is only for kids.
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Title: What I Learned in Narnia
Author: Douglas Wilson
Narrator: Daniel Newman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-18-18
Publisher: Canon Press
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought
Publisher's Summary:
One rainy day, years ago, a little girl named Lucy discovered that the back of a wardrobe isn't always just the back of a wardrobe. Sometimes, it's a door into another world.
In Lucy's case, that other world was called Narnia, and though she was among the first to enter it, she was by no means the last. Millions of children (young and old) have followed her there and met its strange but wonderful inhabitants - Mr. Tumnus, Reepicheep, and Puddleglum, among others.
But the lessons of Narnia don't just belong to the world of fiction and fantasy. We may never meet fawns, talking mice, or marshwiggles in our ordinary lives, but the lessons they teach in The Chronicles of Narnia are the very lessons we need to fight the battles we face in our everyday lives.
Douglas Wilson begins this series of meditations on C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia with the observation, "This is not intended to be an introduction to Narnia at all, but is rather more like a conversation between good friends about some other good friends, talking about what a good time we all had and why." Wilson highlights the practical themes of mature, Christian living that emerge from these classic tales - nobility, confession, complete grace - a joyful contrast to the thinness of modern life. A must for any Narnia fan, young or old.
Members Reviews:
Simple and simply profound
Five stars in my book indicate the x-factor. This book of Douglas Wilson is deceptively brilliant. When one looks at the title you could be excused if you thought nothing more is to be expected than some noble thoughts about some striking passages in the Narnia series. But Douglas Wilson does not only write with his usual striking clarity in this book. There is a definite alluring quality on display. I can think of at least three ways that make this work exceptional. Firstly, time and again you are amazed at how the author succeeds in stating simple things with new profundity. For example, think of how often we are tempted to confess other people's sins and not our own. And have you ever thought about the analogy between children's ease in learning their mother tongue and Christian kids learning their Father's ways? Many times I have wondered over the years about the advantage/disadvantage of growing up in Church. Enters Wilson with a book for kids and gives me an analogy that I have never considered before. He constantly notices things that is only possible from many readings over many years in tandem with life in the ministry. And of course you think more than twice: Why didn't I think of that before? This already brings the second point to the fore. Doug Wilson also displays a special gift of interpreting Lewis in a way that contributes to and advances the implications of Lewis's writings. And thirdly Wilson writes with the same kind of mysterious quality that Lewis had. Something subtle in the powers of the analogical imagination is on supportive display in this book. It is no wonder that one of the reviewers can state that it was one of the most strengthening books of the year. And as to one reviewer who thought there was some lack of depth, I am not so sure this is a fair statement. We have to take the initial audience into account - kids you know. And Wilson does point to Michael Ward's classic in his intro for those who want to go higher up and further in. But do not think that this book is only for kids.