Fantasy vs. Occult
Churches have a serious lack of imagination. And that proves to be among their greatest weakness, oversight and fault. Parents and leaders and believers go berserk at the mention of dragons, elves, gnomes and probably get cardiac arrest when referring to goblins or anything demonic. At the same time, they universally praising C S Lewis’s and Tolkien’s fantasy epics, ignoring or failing to realize (i dunno which is more foolish) that the underlying concept was of fantasy. Yes, fantasy, the very genre rejected by Christians who view fantasy books as occultic or demonic.
Careful insight into the life of C S Lewis revealed that his fascination with occult, fantasy and mythology had probably diverted him from atheism. And following that, his eventual embrace of theism. This is perhaps one of the most underrated miracle to occur in his life. Without which, the world may end up with a strong advocate on either atheism or occultism rather than one of the greatest Sic-Fi & Fantasy writer who churned out equally outstanding series of Christian devotions and apologetics.
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