There are also about two Protestants well known of 20C that I reckon on meeting in Heaven (did Mother Basilea Schlink convert before dying, or is she still alive?):

– Cassie Bernall, who did not have time to read up on Apostolic Succession between returning from apostasy and dying as a martyr,
– CSL, who, on returning from atheism had the misfortune to favour the communion which offered in the words of Charles Gore to ackomodate some of his modernist prejudices (which about all atheists have), and later when more close to Catholicism (Letters to Malcolm) had the option of either Rome or Moscow/ROCOR (I do not know whether his Orthodox friends were one or other), and that at a time when Rome seemed to change for the worse.

CSL forgave Chesterton some of his issues with him due to Belloc being (supposedly) a bad influence, I cast Charles Gore in that role.

Aw, you’re so sweet. 🙂 Narnia is a bit inconsistent — though I wouldn’t have thought of that on my own, having grown up with it — but I totally totally agree with you about the reading order, when reading for the first time. Thereafter I think it is okay to read chronologically. If I’m doing a Big Narnia Reread, I do them in order from the beginning. 🙂

“I can say bad things about him, but you had better not. Or if you do, you had better start off by saying how much you love C.S. Lewis, so that it is clear to me that your relationship with him is similar to mine.”

OMG HOW DID YOU READ MY MIND????? Thats exactly how I feel!!!!!!!!!
I was in my English lecture today, and we were covering VDT, and they lecturer brought up some (valid )criticisms of the Narnia books and I was all “Oh NO you didnt!” But I didnt say anything to her cuz she had previously mentioned what a huge fan she was of Lewis 🙂 Crazy how well a stranger articulated my deepest thoughts!

Two main problems I had with her views was her flippant backhanded mention of Susan getting left behind, and (shock*gasp*horror) accusing his Secondary World to be inconsistant. I know! Narnia is nothing if not consistant! I emailed her with a link to your article on The problem with Susan, and Andrew Rilestone’s (to correct her ignorance on the issue). http://www.andrewrilstone.com/2005/11/lipstick-on-my-scholar.html

At least she agreed on my views on the reading order. You can view it here if you want a heated debate haha…
http://keepthecoffee.blogspot.com/2011/03/part-2-correct-reading-order-for.html

Omg ok this is really long so im gonna go.
But keep writing! your amazing! and i hate Pullman too but love his Dark Materials 😛

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annie – I saw your review of The Magician’s Book a little while ago – sounds like we have a similar relationship to Lewis. 🙂

Jeane – I don’t actually remember when I figured out that the books were full of Christian themes. I think I minded a little bit that Eustace was Saul (Paul), because I didn’t like Paul, but I don’t think I even paid a tiny bit of attention to the rest.