Narnia at 70 - Discussion w/ Michael Ward.

October 2020 is the 70th anniversary of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Michael Ward - author of Planet Narnia - and David Beckmann - of the Christian Study Center of Chattanooga - discuss the book as a way of celebrating this anniversary.
Michael Ward: michaelward.net
Study Center: chattanoogastudycenter.org

[@markdorsett7276]

So glad you discussed the appropriate book to begin with - especially for a first time reader!

[@janecaws4070]

As a book for children, the thoughts of an endless winter without Father Christmas, and therefore Christmas, helps to draw the reader into how desolate the situation is.

[@dnbeckmann]

That's a great point, Jane.

[@DBaty4]

Delightful conversation!

[@davidbeckmann9048]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tomp7764]

I feel like the fly on the wall listening to a discussion between two old friends. Such an interesting conversation.

[@dnbeckmann]

That's because it was. :-)

[@melindalemmon2149]

Amen concerning order.

[@SB_McCollum]

Literary critics and historians aren’t much different than theologians, divining and defining the author’s intent without having actually met him. Read the stories in any order one likes, just read them.

[@priscillaturner6098]

Best of all for the first-time reader is to read them in the Author's preferred order. In this case Lewis did not want any first-time reader to jump to TMN even though this is about the Narnian Fall. He hadn't even thought about this when he wrote TLTWATW.

[@dnbeckmann]

Better to jump in somewhere than to not jump in at all.