Weekly Christian Opinion Roundup

This week, two major publications weigh in with opinions about the upcoming Narnia film.

First, Dr. Marc Newman at Agape Press offers the opinion that the "defining question on the upcoming film" is: "Can Christians trust Disney to faithfully deliver Lewis' book to the silver screen?" Personally, I think the defining question is: Will it actually be a good movie? But Newman does a good job of reviewing what's at stake with the film, and offers a pretty sane perspective.

Second, the UK's Christianity magazine primarily focuses on the film being an opportunity to explore "creative ways to link into what is widely predicted to be the must-see blockbuster movie this Christmas." The lengthy, pragmatic article offers a variety of resouces, inlcuding a synopsis of the story, ten church "programming ideas," plans for a Narnia "Carol Service," a list of use websites, and a Narnia sermon outline. Whew! And I thought this was a movie coming out...

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Agape Press, 24.10.05 and Christianity, 24.10.05