Mühling A Theological Journey into Narnia

An analysis of the message beneath the text of »The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe« by C.S. Lewis
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-3-647-60423-7
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, 126 Seiten

Markus Mühling takes the reader on an adventure through Narnia. He opens the door onto this fantasy world, in a manner that is accessible for and applicable to all readers, uncovering some key aspects of Christian theology and Western philosophy that lie beneath the surface of C.S. Lewis’ well-known story. Mühling offers an explanation of the underlying message in 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', providing answers to some fundamental questions that readers or film audiences may have. Travelling further into Narnia, Mühling compares different interpretations of Jesus’ death on the cross. He links this with the implications that the Christian message has on everyday life. By presenting various models explaining Christian theology and western philosophical thought, this book guides the reader through the jungle that is different interpretations of life and death, sin and redemption, good and evil thus allowing the reader to form their own opinion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mühling, Markus

Weitere Mitwirkende

Draper, Sarah

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Title Page;4
3;Copyright;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Body;10
6;Foreword;10
7;Introduction: C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia;12
8;Lucy looks into a Wardrobe/What Lucy found there;15
8.1;Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve: Humanity as an Organism;15
8.2;Sin as Ignorance;16
9;Edmund and the Wardrobe;18
9.1;What do we do when we do something?;2
9.2;Or:What is an action?;18
9.3;Different Types of Ethics;19
9.4;Virtues;20
9.5;Back to Edmund and the Children;21
10;Turkish Delight;22
10.1;Does Beauty equal Goodness? The Cause of Sin;22
10.2;Eritis sicut deus: You will be as God;23
10.3;Desire and Lust, Bondage and Exclusive Attention;24
10.4;Broken-down Relationships and Lies as Consequences of Sin;26
10.5;Jealousy and Sin;27
11;Back on this Side of the Door;28
11.1;Sin as a Disruption of Relationships and the Criteria of not Judging;28
11.2;The Law of the Excluded Third;29
11.3;How do we know what we know? A Digression into the Philosophy of Science;30
11.4;Narnia’s Own Time;33
11.5;The Existence of Conceivable Worlds;34
11.6;Causality and Unavailability;35
12;Into the Forest;37
12.1;Sin’s Cosmic Dimension;38
12.2;The Desire for Immediate Satisfaction of Needs as a Present-Day Sin;39
12.3;Mistrust as a Sin;40
12.4;Sin as Indecisiveness;40
13;A Day with the Beavers;42
13.1;The Theory of External “Emotional Control”;43
13.2;An Intrinsic Knowledge of God in Our Inner Being ;44
13.3;Law and Gospel;45
13.4;Christ’s Role in Creation;46
14;What Happened after Dinner;48
14.1;Messianic Prophecies;48
14.2;In the Footsteps of the Trinity;50
14.3;Co-operative and Obstinate Human Actions;54
14.4;Fear of God and God’s Omnipotence;55
14.5;Assurance and Safety;57
14.6;The White Witch;58
15;In the Witch’s House;59
16;The Spell Begins to Break;60
16.1;Salvation, Creation and Sustaining Life;60
16.2;The Forerunner;62
16.3;“Charismas” – Spiritual Gifts;63
17;Aslan Approaches;65
17.1;Shame as the Realisation of Sin;65
17.2;Initial Regret;66
17.3;A Part of that Power that wants Evil yet still manages to do Good;67
17.4;Evil does not Celebrate;68
17.5;Commitment to Truth in the Face of Threat;68
18;Peter’s first Battle;69
18.1;Christ is closer to us than we are to ourselves;70
19;Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time;72
19.1;Sin as Sloth;73
19.2;The Positive Correlation of Evil to Goodness;74
19.3;Rejection of the Naturalistic Fallacy;75
19.4;The Deep Original Magic and the Double Commandment of Love as Law;76
19.5;Can Love that demands Death be Love?;76
20;The Triumph of the Witch;78
20.1;Subjective and Objective Atonement;79
20.2;Christians join in the Fight;81
20.3;Gethsemane?;82
20.4;Is the Death of Christ what God wanted?;83
20.5;Scorn,Mockery and the Reviling of the Cross;84
20.6;The Foolishness of the Cross:My God,my God, why have you forsaken me?;85
20.7;Evil’s Relative Independence;87
21;Deeper Magic from the Dawn of Time;88
21.1;Care for the Dead;88
21.2;The Truth of the Resurrection;89
21.3;The Gospel and the Deeper Magic;91
22;What Happened to the Statues;96
22.1;The Descent into Hell;96
22.2;Man’s Co-Operation and the Ability to overcome Evil;98
23;The Hunting of the White Stag;99
23.1;The Effect of Healing: Justification and Sanctification;99
23.2;Empowering Humans for their Role as Ruler;102
23.3;The Interweaving of Sunday and Everyday Life;103
23.4;Divine Intervention and Unpredictability;104
24;Postscript: A Brief History of the Cross;107
24.1;The Ancient Church’s Doctrine of Redemption;108
24.2;The Medieval Model of Trade;109
24.3;The Reformation Doctrine of Penal Satisfaction;111
24.4;The Change in Doctrines of Atonement at the Start of Modern Times;113
24.5;The Abandonment of Possible Solutions;115
24.6;Possible Solutions through Combined Metaphors;115
25;Endnotes;117
26;Glossary;121

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Translated by Sarah Draper

Translated by Sarah Draper

Über Autor(innen)

Mühling, Markus
Prof. Dr. Markus Mühling (*1969) promovierte 2000 zum Thema „Gott ist Liebe. Studien zum Verständnis der Liebe als –Modell trinitarischen Redens von Gott“ an der Universität Kiel. Seine Habilitation zum Thema „Versöhnendes Handeln – Handeln in Versöhnung. Gottes Opfer an die Menschen“ schloss er an der Universität Heidelberg 2005 ab. Von 2007–2011 war Mühling Heisenbergstipendiat der DFG, zwischen 2009 und 2010 Gastprofessor für Systematische Theologie an der Universität Aberdeen (UK). Seit 2011 ist er Professor für Systematische Theologie und Wissenschaftskulturdialog an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg.

Dr. theol. Markus Mühling is a Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Lüneburg.