In which I discuss the nature of Aslan’s “crucifixion” in Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Does it put Lewis in a Calvinist camp or is there more to Aslan?
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Theories of Aslan’s Crucifixion
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The Cross Speaks
The 9th century poem “Dream of the Rood” tells the crucifixion from the cross’s point of view.
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Two Thieves, Two Choices
Monroe and O’Donnell’s poems set up an insightful conversation about the meaning of the two thieves crucified alongside Jesus.
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Two Thieves, Two Choices
Today’s gospel reading about the two thieves who were crucified has inspired fine poems by Harriet Moore and John O’Donnell.
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Only after Pain Comes Life
For Mother’s Day, here’s a Madeleine L’Engle poem about Jesus’s mother experiencing the crucifixion and then the resurrection. In it we see both the joys and the heartbreak that come with an unconditional mother’s love.
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The Cross Recounts the Crucifixion
“Dream of the Rood” tells the story of the crucifixion from the cross’ point of view.
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Advent and Horror at the Void
Donald Hall’s “Advent” captures the darkness of the season, linking death with birth.
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Battered and Broken and Weary
Writing in the George Herbert tradition, Dorothy Sayers rails against God before finally succumbing to divine love.
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