Taming Aslan: Why Hollywood can’t handle the real Christ
Woe to those who make God in our own image, rather than acknowledging that we are made in His.
Woe to those who make God in our own image, rather than acknowledging that we are made in His.
The Christian backlash after news broke that Meryl Streep might voice Aslan in the upcoming “Narnia” adaptation was swift and strong, and for good reason. Because this isn’t just about Narnia — it’s about Christ.
C.S. Lewis didn’t invent Aslan as a charming character or a clever literary device. He was explicit: Aslan is Jesus.
“[In your world] I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name,” says Aslan in “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”
Tampering with Aslan is an attempt to tamper with Christ. Aslan is getting a female makeover not to depict Christ, but to dampen Him. To make Him safer, gentler, more palatable. Doing so reflects a deeper cultural effort: the feminization of Jesus.
This transformation doesn’t just swap pronouns. It strips Jesus of half His nature — the half that makes us uncomfortable. The masculine half. The authoritative, commanding…
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