THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

0. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA - Story Preface

1. DOES GOD ALLOW EVIL?

2. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

3. THE PATH TO GOD

4. THE PATH TO FAITH

5. LORD OF THE RINGS

6. FAME

7. LOVE ARRIVES

8. DEATH COMES TOO SOON

9. JACK'S IMPACT

10. LEARNING LINKS

The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of books that have made C. S. Lewis a perennial favorite of children, have their roots in Northern Ireland. Jack never lost his boyhood love of Northern Ireland - especially his County Down - even after he moved permanently to The Kilns in Oxford. He once told a friend "Heaven is Oxford placed into County Down." While still a youngster, Jack studied briefly at Campbell College, in Belfast, before his father sent him to boarding school in England. But that was after his mother died and before he wrote about the place where fantastic childhood imaginings had come alive in his own mind. The "Wardrobe," in the Chronicles of Narnia, was real only for him at that early date. Not until later would his imaginings come alive not just for himself, but for millions of children throughout the world. Jack left for England, his faith shaken by his mother’s death. And it was in England, at the boarding school, where the future Christian apologist, C. S. Lewis, lost his faith altogether: He had, in fact, become an atheist.

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C.S. Lewis - The Kilns at Oxford Photo by Sacred Destinations, online courtesy Flickr. LICENSE: Creative Commons 2.5. View this asset at: http://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/C.S.-Lewis-The-Kilns-at-Oxford

C.S. Lewis - The Real Wardrobe C.S. Lewis family wardrobe, owned by Wheaton College. Wardrobe photo online, courtesy Marjorie's Gallery at Picasa. View this asset at: http://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/C.S.-Lewis-The-Real-Wardrobe C.S. Lewis - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Clip from, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Copyright, Walden Media, all rights reserved. Clip provided here as fair use for educational purposes and to acquaint new viewers with the film.

Directed by: Andrew Adamson

Written by: C.S. Lewis (novel) Ann Peacock and Andrew Adamson (screenplay)

Studio: Walden Media

Distributed By: Walt Disney Pictures

Release Date: 8 December 2005 (U.K.)

Starring: Georgie Henley (Lucy Pevensie)

Skandar Keynes (Edmund Pevensie)

William Moseley (Peter Pevensie)

Anna Popplewell (Susan Pevensie)

James McAvoy (Mr. Tumnus) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - book online, courtesy Google Books. View this asset at: http://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/C.S.-Lewis-The-Lion-The-Witch-and-the-Wardrobe