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Mentioned in 36 episodes

The Lion, The witch and the Wardrobe

Book • 1950

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a portal fantasy novel that follows the story of four English siblings - Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy - who are evacuated to the countryside during World War II. While exploring the large, old house of Professor Kirke, Lucy discovers a wardrobe that serves as a portal to the land of Narnia.

In Narnia, they encounter various magical creatures and the evil White Witch, who has cast a spell to keep Narnia in perpetual winter.

The siblings soon learn that they are part of an ancient prophecy to save Narnia, aided by the lion Aslan.

The story is an allegory of Christianity, with Aslan's sacrifice and resurrection mirroring the story of Jesus Christ.

The novel also incorporates elements from Germanic, classical Greek and Roman, and Celtic mythology.

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Mentioned in 36 episodes

Mentioned by

Jon Collins

as an example of a story where the Messiah figure gives the witch what she thinks belongs to her, but it doesn't actually belong to her.

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Mentioned by

Bryce Dunford

to illustrate the concept of scattered gifts in Heavenly Father's plan.

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Mentioned by

Sarah Isgur

as a book being read to her son before bed.

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Mentioned by Marian Jacobs as having a very obvious Jesus Lion.

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Suzi Barrett

as an analogy to improvisers’ choices in scenes.

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Greg Koukl

as stories his daughter was reading, in order to make a distinction between true and fictional stories.

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Mentioned by

John Dickson

when discussing the theological logic of suffering in Christianity.

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Referenced as a story, where the four children enter the world of Narnia.

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Mentioned by

Katherine Rundell

as one of the children's classics she had access to in the library.

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Mentioned as a book Gary Gullman read and joked about after watching its movie adaptation.

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Mentioned by

Tate Taylor

as an example of great fiction for young men.

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Lara Prendergast

as a story element with the concept of intoxicating power.

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Mentioned by

Clarissa Moll

when discussing the use of fairy tales and fantasy literature, and how it can be used for good or ill.

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Mentioned by

Andrew Snyder

to introduce a theme that we're going to see throughout Lewis's stories.

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103 - Perelandra

Mentioned by

Vinson Cunningham

in comparison to "The Boy and the Heron", highlighting similar themes of wartime escape and a child's journey into a fantasy world.

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Mentioned as the author of the classic fantasy story the film 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' is based on.

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Mentioned by

Michelle Kuo

as a book she and Patrick read together in prison, providing a shared world and conversation.

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Mentioned by

Richard LeDuc

in reference to the amount of Turkish Delight he purchased in relation to this title written by this author.

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Mentioned by

Boyd Blundell

as a book illustrating the ransom theory of atonement.

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Mentioned by

Malcolm Gladwell

when discussing Yuna Wong's adventures and the path to wargaming.

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