I found this old post on a theology blog, written by Douglas Wilson. I’ve never read it before, despite having skimmed the internet for Narnian content from time to time, and I thought there might well be other people here in the sub who could likewise find interest and enjoyment in Wilson’s thoughts. Here is a short extract:

>*Just because something is strict does not mean that it is biblical. In fact, if it is harsh in the way these examples illustrate, we can be sure that Aslan has nothing to do with it.*

>*When we accept discipline, even discipline that is appropriate, there is still a way of doing it that misses the point. For example, what kind of student had Eustace been? “. . . for though he didn’t care much about any subject for its own sake, he cared a great deal about marks and would even go to people and say, ‘I got so much. What did you get?’” (p. 30). And when people like Eustace (before he was “undragoned”) grow up, they frequently find themselves in government offices, trying to discipline others. And, when they do, they still miss the point.*

I enjoyed reading this post very much (despite not necessarily agreeing with it all!), and I thought it was a perceptive read of Narnia, very much in tune with Lewis’s likely intentions. Recommended! 

Revisiting a blog from 2006: “Spiritual Disciplines in Narnia”