Chronicles of Narnia Article

Interesting take in Slate on the intersection of Christianity and fantasy in the Chronicles of Narnia.

I think the writer is right on the money--I remember reading the books and loving them, but not with any sense of the underlying Christian allegory. Someone had to point it out to me. But I loved the idea of going into another world, having grown-up responsibilities, that kind of thing. Someone had to point out the allegory to me.

And of course there's a certain irony in all the folks who love this series, but vilify Harry Potter, considering both have the same basic structure -- a hidden, magical world.

Stay in school, kids.