[stylist] Looking for ideas on good children's books

[Kendra Schafer]

Hi all! 
I think one would have to know Christianity to pick up on it in the Cronicals of Narnia, Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. Believe it or not, there is underlaying Paganism in all of them too. Most wouldn't see it. I do but then again, I am a Pagan. Mythology and legends are also thrown into the mix. Yes, it's what make these books great reads! 
Kendra 


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> On Aug 20, 2015, at 9:07 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> The Christian undertones are not as noticeable if not a Christian or exposed
> to Christian beliefs. But even children raised Christian may not notice just
> because kids think differently than adults. And quite frankly, even for a
> children's series, Narnia has some more complicated, deeper Christian
> theology that not all adults realize either. But to be fair, let's not
> forget that Lewis, much like Tolkien, also employed myth and Anglo-Saxon
> story archetypes to tell a story. There's a word, and I can't think of it,
> but it's an Irish word, but it's basically when you use Celtic archetypes to
> express Christian views. Lewis did this with Narnia for sure.
> 
> And as I have said before, the biggest reason I'm no longer a Narnia fan is
> that I find the characters flat, lacking complexity, so as an adult, it no
> longer keeps my attention.
> 
> I only re-read books that truly speak to me, that inspire me, and there are
> not many I re-read. Wuthering Heights and American Gods are two I re-read
> from time-to-time. Great Expectations is another.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
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> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Semirhage via
> stylist
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 12:01 AM
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> Cc: Semirhage <severus13 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Looking for ideas on good children's books
> 
> Honestly I've not read Narnia as an adult. I heard about the Christian
> undertone when I was older and never caught it as a kid. I understood it
> when it was explained, but if it hadn't been I'm not sure I would've ever
> gotten it.I adored Aslant back in the day and wouldn't want him to lose his
> depth so doubt I'll get back around to it, but if I ever run out of stuff to
> read I may revisit. There are lots of books I'd not mind rereading, but I
> don't have as much time  for rereads as I did as a kid.
> I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.
> I get along with the voices inside of my head. 
> 
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