One thing I notice amongst my American or RR friends is how many seem to have had an almost Damascus road experience with the books. Having grown up with the bbc adaptations (I do not remember when I first watched VotDT) I think mine was more Emmaus road. I remember understanding Aslan’s sacrifice at a young age and it shaped so much of how I understood the cross. But it’s been a gentle road resulting in me finally reading all the books at the age of 30. It’s just weird to me how different the impact this one series can have yet be powerful for so many
My "Damascus road" with Narnia was not so much related to religion/Christianity as it was to worldview -- it opened my eyes to a whole other world, one fantastic and immaterial in a way I hadn't been introduced to at a critical time in my formation. I suspect being introduced to the books at 13/4 may have laid a groundwork that resulted in me remaining a Christian years later, but their initial effect on me was not one of religious import.
I think your essay on The Horse and His Boy was the first piece of your writing I read!
One of my favorite things ever to write!
One thing I notice amongst my American or RR friends is how many seem to have had an almost Damascus road experience with the books. Having grown up with the bbc adaptations (I do not remember when I first watched VotDT) I think mine was more Emmaus road. I remember understanding Aslan’s sacrifice at a young age and it shaped so much of how I understood the cross. But it’s been a gentle road resulting in me finally reading all the books at the age of 30. It’s just weird to me how different the impact this one series can have yet be powerful for so many
My "Damascus road" with Narnia was not so much related to religion/Christianity as it was to worldview -- it opened my eyes to a whole other world, one fantastic and immaterial in a way I hadn't been introduced to at a critical time in my formation. I suspect being introduced to the books at 13/4 may have laid a groundwork that resulted in me remaining a Christian years later, but their initial effect on me was not one of religious import.
Beautiful!!!