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The Hidden Story of Narnia is a new “book-by-book guide to C. S. Lewis’s spiritual themes” in the Chronicles of Narnia. Written by Will Vaus, it has already received praise from Owen A. Barfield, Devin Brown, and others. Barfield says The Hidden Story of Narnia is both “thoughtful and thought-provoking,” and Brown says it “connects all seven of the Narnia books with not only their biblical correspondences but also with relevant passages from Lewis’s other works, allowing readers to journey further up and further in with their understanding of and their appreciation for this great writer and thinker.”
Louis Markos, Professor in English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Baptist University, author of Lewis Agonistes and The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis, says that the book
offers a clear and concise analysis of the spiritual architecture that undergirds each of the Chronicles, and it does so in a language that should prove equally challenging and accessible to academics, non-academics, college and high school students, and even well-read children. Vaus makes clear all the links between Aslan and Christ and between the Narnia books and the Bible. But he goes far beyond this. He also links the themes of the Narnia books to the vast corpus of Lewis’s other works so as to make clear the unity of Lewis’s Christian worldview. He further challenges his readers to see and wrestle with the greater moral and ethical dimensions of the Chronicles, highlighting the nature of virtue and vice in a manner that would surely have gained Lewis’s hearty approval. He concludes by laying down seven guidelines for living like a Narnian that are practical without being didactic and that will help his readers to carry the message of Narnia into their own lives.
You can read more about Will Vaus and The Hidden Story of Narnia at his blog by clicking here.
[Left caption: Will Vaus and Owen A. Barfield]