Welcome to Lesson 8!
In this lesson we will discuss the following:
- the Venereal atmosphere, characters, themes, and lessons of The Magician’s Nephew
- the characteristics and influences of Venus and what we need to learn about ordering our loves
- how Christ orders and shapes our loves so that we can live fully human lives
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Homework for Next Lesson
That’s it for this lesson! Before starting the next lesson, be sure you do the following things:
- Share your thoughts and questions in the comment section below.
- Read all of The Last Battle. Click here to download a copy of the reading guide. Remember that the reading guides should enhance your reading, not get in the way of it. Use it in the best way you see fit.
- Download the Book Bones for The Magician’s Nephew.
- Email me any questions you have!
Further Reading
The theme of rightly ordered loves was extremely important to C.S. Lewis. Several of his books discuss this theme at length:
- The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
- Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- “Apples are from Venus” in The Narnia Code by Michael Ward
- “Venus” in Planet Narnia by Michael Ward