tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post113640166194152365..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: The Witch, the Wardrobe, and What Else?Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1136775912994681182006-01-08T22:05:00.000-05:002006-01-08T22:05:00.000-05:00David, I clearly overreacted, since Jens's initial...David, I clearly overreacted, since Jens's initial reaction was close to yours. I think Jens's comment above is right on the mark.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1136732576863882842006-01-08T10:02:00.000-05:002006-01-08T10:02:00.000-05:00i think there is a tone of general dismissal of ch...i think there is a tone of general dismissal of christianity (or any religion, for that matter) in gopnik's article - and if not vitriol towards those who wish to see LWW as a christian allegory, so at least disdain. "anti-christian" (charles opinion and/or rhetorical device) is not too far from that, i guess.jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1136689005000057802006-01-07T21:56:00.000-05:002006-01-07T21:56:00.000-05:00"...bigoted attack" eh? How did you see it that wa..."...bigoted attack" eh? How did you see it that way? <BR/><BR/>I am not a particular fan of the Tolkien or Lewis series and so I was merely scanning this post when I saw your reaction to Gopnik's piece. But it was enough then to prompt me to scan Gopnik's review and I didn't catch any sense of bigotry, though maybe it simply went over me. <BR/><BR/>So with all sincerity, what did he say to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1136608724465719312006-01-06T23:38:00.000-05:002006-01-06T23:38:00.000-05:00Thanks to Kirsten and Lin, too! We hope you will c...Thanks to Kirsten and Lin, too! We hope you will come back to Ionarts often. As for everyone's comments about Lucifer, Milton's version of him in "Paradise Lost" is one of my favorite literary characters. Ever.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1136608476199353452006-01-06T23:34:00.000-05:002006-01-06T23:34:00.000-05:00Great comments, Jens! It's very good for me to hav...Great comments, Jens! It's very good for me to have your viewpoint for balance.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1136602535457552812006-01-06T21:55:00.000-05:002006-01-06T21:55:00.000-05:00reading gopnik's 'review', i must say that i don't...reading gopnik's 'review', i must say that i don't take as much issue with it as charles. that is, in part, because i am of course *not* a catholic - but not just. there are a few instances which i dislike because they are perhaps it bit too enthusiastically touting his personal viewpoint (which is what he accuses CSL of) or because they are a form of sophistry. for example: <BR/>accusing jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1136594772699602622006-01-06T19:46:00.000-05:002006-01-06T19:46:00.000-05:00i hope that book doesn't steal my point for a futu...i hope that book doesn't steal my point for a future book: that lucifer was the first democrat and a figure that actually embodies the american spirit like few other figures in the spiritual realm.jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1136502437337008412006-01-05T18:07:00.000-05:002006-01-05T18:07:00.000-05:00Hi!I was cruising to see what bloggers are doing b...Hi!<BR/><BR/>I was cruising to see what bloggers are doing by way of book reviews and found your piece on Narnia. I just blogged on the same subject yesterday . . . I disagree with you on Pullman -- he makes my skin crawl -- but you are so right that it's silly to attack Lewis as a Christian propogandist!<BR/><BR/>Take care :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com