“Of Lions, Dragons, and Turkish Delight’ by S. Michael Wilcox is an MP3 Talk on LDSAudio.com. 

S. Michael Wilcox did his dissertation on C. S. Lewis, who wrote a series of books called ‘’The Chronicles of Narnia”, among others.  C. S. Lewis is loved by many Latter-day Saints who are intrigued by insights in his books that parallel LDS doctrines.  For three years Brother Wilcox read all of C. S. Lewis’ s books, and learned what some of these parallels were.  I was interested to know that he compares the Lion, in the “Chronicles of Narnia…the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, to Christ; and if anyone has seen that movie, then they can also see that parallel.   Brother Wilcox talks about how C. S. Lewis teaches us about our ability to become like God, and how God has the desire to bring happiness to our souls.

Although C. S. Lewis was an athiest in his youth, he became a very devoted Christian, and now almost all Christian denominations claim him, because he had something that appeals to all of us.   Michael Wilcox points out that C.S. Lewis  hated school and called one of his school experiences “Concentration Camp”.  He was always happy to see summer come.  Lewis later came to believe that anything that had to do with Christianity (such as scriptures, etc.) was given to us not only to produce better men and to help us to live a good life, but that there was a specific end, and that was to aquire a great amount of JOY.  That joy was to become like God; to become an immortal creature.  

I enjoyed listening to “Of Lions, Dragons, and Turkish Delight” by S. Michael Wilcox very much!  It was very enlightening! 

J. Stevenson
Asotin, Washington