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Hunting for the truth behind ‘Narnia’

January 12, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off on Hunting for the truth behind ‘Narnia’

By ANITA TORRES FISH. Have you seen any good movies lately? Over the Christmas holiday, my husband and I joined friends to see the much-talked-about “The Chronicles of Narnia — The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Originally, I was a bit reluctant about seeing a movie that had children written all over it. It’s one thing to go see a kids’ flick with our granddaughters, but quite another to see a movie featuring a lion with two other consenting senior citizens. […]

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Noteworthy Find For A CS Lewis Fan

January 4, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off on Noteworthy Find For A CS Lewis Fan

A Northern Ireland CS Lewis fan has come forward with a letter from the author which he stumbled across in a public auction. The Co Down man, who wishes to remain anonymous, came across the find in a Belfast auction some years ago, but has now dug it out to have it inspected in the wake of the global success of the CS Lewis film, The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe. […]

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Lewis & Tolkien, faith & friendship

December 5, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on Lewis & Tolkien, faith & friendship

When C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien first met on May 11, 1926 at Oxford University, where Tolkien was a professor of English language and Lewis a professor of English literature, they initially didn’t hit it off. Tolkien didn’t think English literature held much academic validity. Lewis’ Protestant upbringing had taught him never to trust a “Papist”; Tolkien was Catholic. […]