Sacred History

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Current Issue:
We begin with exploring the world of C.S. Lewis, both in thought and story. Now one cannot forget that one of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers and fantasy authors who ever engaged in questions pertaining to Christianity and religion in general was also a very real flesh and blood historical figure. Douglas Gresham, the co-producer of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe just also happens to be C.S. Lewis’ stepson and we are privileged to have his personal insights into the “real” world of his step-father, as well as offering up a behind-the-scenes look at the first film installment of the Narnia series. While Gresham examines Lewis in his private life, Jay Hawthorne investigates his public life in his article Straight Talk for Bent Times: C.S. Lewis and the Wartime BBC Broadcasts.

Moving from C.S. Lewis, but retaining our eye on the overarching theme of how religion and history corresponds to the concept of the “story” as told both within the pages of a book and through image upon the screen. Specifically, this issue explores the realm of fantasy and science fiction from a religious and historical perspective over the last hundred years. Beginning with Narnia, the world as created by C.S. Lewis, we move on to J.R.R. Tolken’s Lord of the Rings and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter.

Because our magazine is not only up with the times but even the seasons, Sacred History Magazine’s December issue delves into two Christmas-related inquiries: “Who was Santa Claus” and “Where exactly was Jesus born?” Mark Dane and James Rietveld hope to at least chip at the iceberg encasing these very complex questions in their articles What about the Guy in the Red Suit? and The Naïve and the Nativity.

Finally, Sacred History Magazine is about more than simply following the rigid guidelines of a theme. The special edition C.S. Lewis December issue will also feature popular articles on the history of Christianity and bread, the religious-historical significance of our own special feathered friends (vultures?), and the contrasting evolutionary and creationist views of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) and the distinguished Dutch Dr. Hans Molenberg. Frederica Mathewes-Green focuses on Christianity within the eastern milieu in The Four-Hour Hymn: Experiencing the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. In addition, Lorin Geitner offers up a most intriguing examination of the cult of Isis in relation to the cult of Mary, while James Rietveld explores Manichaeism in China.