Yeah, But This is Our Book...

Yes, it's true. Everyone has got a Narnia book out this fall. And Hollywood Jesus is no exception.

Two Roads through Narnia (HJ Books, 2005) has just been published and can be orderd through Hollywood Jesus, Amazon and other online sources.

So how is our book different? First, it doesn't focus on just The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It takes a balanced look at all seven books in The Chronicles of Narnia, offering a synopsis of each story in addition to the expected essays. It also features an introduction by Greg Wright (that's me!) titled, "Spirituality, Art and Narnia," which takes a hard look at how our culture—and the religious subculture in particular—tends not to think very deeply about art and how it informs our spirituality.

Second, while most other competing titles offer a sort of "faith and values" review of Narnia, this book is designed around the idea that the Chronicles needs to be appreciated as both literature and spiritual commentary—in parallel, but not simultaneously. So our team of essayists—Kathy Bledsoe, George Rosok and Jenn Wright—has spent this year putting together essays that answer two questions: First, how does each book in the series work as literature? And second, what then is the spiritual significance of the work?

Finally, the book concludes with an extensive and entertaining glossary of the obscure and archaic terms that Lewis employs in the Chronicles.

The book also features wonderful cover art and black-and-white illustrations by Dawn Davidson.

The core of this book is taken from the essays we've carried on our Narnia Features columns this year; but for handy reference (or as a gift, of course) you can't beat the old hard-copy!

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