1. C.S. Lewis and Christianity and the Narnia Books Eric V. Ives English 1102 Elizabeth M. Owens February 27, 2011

3. September 1929 J.R.R. Tolkien and Hugo Dyson convinced Lewis of the truth in Christianity.

4. Lewis changed the focus of his writing toward his new found faith.

7. Mirrors God in “The Magician's Nephew”.

8. Created the world of Narnia in a way similar to the way God created our world and gave life to the people of Narnia as God did for humans.

10. The sins of treachery Edmund has committed are symbolic of the sins of humanity and Aslan dying for Edmund’s sin is symbolic of Jesus dying on the cross for the sins of humanity. “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom 5:8).

12. Responds to a letter he received from a child pointing out some of the Christian symbolism.

14. Works Cited Dorsett, Lyle W. and Marjorie Lamp Mead. C.S. Lewis Letters to Children. New York: Macmillian Publishing Company, 1985. Graves, Arthur. They Stand Together: The letters of C.S. Lewis to Arthur Graves. London: Harper Collins Publishing, 1979. Hooper, Walter. Past Watchful Dragons: The Narnian Chronicles of C. S. Lewis. New York: Collier Books, 1979. Koop, David and Heather Koop. Roar: A Christian Family Guide to the Chronicles of Narnia. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Publishing, 2005. Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. London: Harper Collins Publishing, 2008. Lewis, C.S. The Magician’s Nephew. London: Harper Collins Publishing, 2005. New International Version Bible. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers Inc, 1997. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997. Schakel, Peter J. Reading with the Heart: The Way Into Narnia. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1979.