Festival of Faith and Writing: Philia in Narnia

Rather than going to class on Friday, since it was cancelled, i went to a Festival of Faith and Writing session about C.S. Lewis. the speaker talked about "The Four Loves" and Narnia. He made it seem, and quite accurately, that Narnia was to some extent Lewis' way of demonstrating the ideas he writes about in his books, such as "The Four Loves," specifically Philia. The speaker gave examples of Philia in Narnia to prove his point. he mentioned Lucy and Tumnus, Aravis and Shasta, Caspian and Cornelius, and Polly and Digory. All four pairs had very different relationships (Lucy and Tumnus met and were very good friends, Aravis and Shasta fought about everything but ended up marrying, Caspian and Cornelius were Tutor and Pupil, and Polly and Digory were very good friends that never married), and all four are described somewhat in Lewis' chapter. If I recall correctly, Lewis says that men and women (boys and girls) can't be friends without some kind of romantic attachment, yes? He therefore proves himself very wrong with Polly and Digory.

Chivalry

If we are discussing Lewis' idea of chivalry, which we are, we must first establish that we are not speaking of opening doors and pushing in chairs. Chivalry is Strength and Humility.

Strength and Humility.

Chivalry (as strength and humility), is not something that ought to be debated-- whether it exists, who uses it, does it fit present day-- chivalry exists, and if it doesn't, it ought to. There is not a man alive who has any reason to be anything other than strong and humble. To be contrary is to be self-centered, which is perhaps the greatest crime to commit.

Also, humility should be one of a Christian's strongest traits.

That is all.

Priestesses in the Church

Women have always been prophets. Every woman mentioned in the Old Testament teaches us something about God and His People. The women in the New Testament do the same thing, and some acknowledge it. Who in the Bible stood as a representation of God himself? Moses spoke with God and delivered the Ten Commandments. David was "A man after God's own heart." Jesus is the only person who has ever existed that we can look to as a representation of our Father in Heaven, because he is our Father in Heaven. There has never been a man alive who was righteous enough to represent God to his people.
The priests in the Old Testament-- Aaron and his descendants-- brought the prayers of the people before God. They were mediators, but they were not representatives of God. Who ever said that priests need to be male so that they can represent God to his people? Doesn't the second commandment say, "Do not make for yourself any idols"?
Lewis says God is masculine, and the Church (his bridegroom) is feminine. For this reason, a priest needs to be male. If a priest represents God, is he then a part of the Church at all? In my opinion, a Priest ought to represent the Church to God, as they did in the Old Testament, rather than God to the Church.