C. S. Lewis, 2 Kings 19:35, and Mice

C. S. Lewis’s works are replete with animals of various kinds, offering both vivid and memorable characters and also objects of moral concern and theological value. He thereby anticipates what may be seen as a gradual turn toward the inclusion of animals in theological and ethical contemplation sinc...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: Transforming Biblical Animals
Main Author: Gilmour, Michael J. 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Otago, Department of Theology and Religion [2018]
In: Relegere
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 59-71
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963 / Bible. Könige 2. 19,35-37 / Human being / Animals / Mouse
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
FA Theology
HA Bible
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Summary:C. S. Lewis’s works are replete with animals of various kinds, offering both vivid and memorable characters and also objects of moral concern and theological value. He thereby anticipates what may be seen as a gradual turn toward the inclusion of animals in theological and ethical contemplation since his death in 1963. Although biographers have noted the important creative and religious influences of George MacDonald on Lewis’s work, this article highlights Lewis’s concern for animals as one of MacDonald’s more significant yet overlooked influences. Mice are arguably Lewis’ especial favourite, their small size and fragility offering pastoral, theological, and ethical lessons. In Lewis’s retelling of the Sennacherib story of 2 Kings 19:35, mice are shown to accomplish the work of angels.
ISSN:1179-7231
Contains:Enthalten in: Relegere
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.11157/rsrr7-1-2-765