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John Dickson: 本期节目探讨了《纳尼亚传奇》的创作背景,包括刘易斯儿时的想象、童年经历和现实事件的影响,以及二战爆发前的一次早餐谈话促使他创作的契机。节目还分析了作品中阿斯兰这个角色的象征意义,以及学者们发现的刘易斯从未公开谈论的历史、文学和神学线索。 Michael Ward: 我对刘易斯作品的兴趣在于其理性与想象力的结合,以及对真理和意义的关注。刘易斯将诗意和哲学思想相结合,这在当时比较罕见。我曾在刘易斯故居生活三年,这为我的研究提供了独特的视角。我认为刘易斯对自然神学和自然法的重视,以及他独特的想象力和诗意,是其对神学的主要贡献。关于刘易斯创作《纳尼亚传奇》的动机,我不同意一些人认为他是因为与安斯库姆的辩论而转向虚构写作的说法。我认为《纳尼亚传奇》的创作并非逃避,而是将论点以更诗意、更象征的方式表达。我发现《纳尼亚传奇》七本书与中世纪宇宙学中的七重天相对应,这解释了作品中看似不一致的地方。 John Dickson: 节目还探讨了《纳尼亚传奇》的意义超越了儿童娱乐的范畴,它挑战了现代的思维方式,并以此来审视我们自身的观念。作品中对动物的描写也体现了刘易斯对动物权利的关注。刘易斯与托尔金和戴森的谈话促使他皈依基督教,并认识到神话与现实之间的密切联系。他认为异教神话是人类的创造,但基督教神话是上帝的直接启示。《纳尼亚传奇》是刘易斯为儿童创作的神话故事,指向唯一真实的神话——基督教。阿斯兰的形象与圣经中对犹大支派的描述有关,也与《启示录》中对耶稣的描述相呼应。刘易斯试图展现基督教信仰的宇宙性,以及人与宇宙的联系。他反对将宇宙视为与人类隔绝的机器,而应将其视为一个整体。对于对基督教信仰和刘易斯持怀疑态度的人,我推荐罗恩·威廉姆斯关于纳尼亚的书和刘易斯的一些作品,例如《惊喜的喜乐》和《魔鬼来信》

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C.S. Lewis's inspiration for Narnia came from a mix of childhood stories, real-life experiences, and a conversation that sparked the idea for a children's book.

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**You might think the Chronicles of Narnia are just for kids. But scholars have discovered some amazing historical, literary, and theological keys in the stories that Lewis never talked about openly, and that bind the 7 stories together in a way only Lewis could have imagined.**This episode of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic's Masterlectures.) Check out Delores Morris' course Believing Philosophy. Get 50% off your first three month subscription with the code 'Undeceptions50'. 

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