[Slinky Ferret]

In regards to Lord of The Rings, I don't think Tolkien was relating it to WWII, he was relating it to the changes of the world. He was existing in a time where machines were taking over, where countryside was being destroyed.

Anyway, Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were professors at university together at one of the best universities in England. I think they both lectured in English mainly but both had a love for mythology. LOTR was written by Tolkien because he'd invented a language and decided to have a story to fit around it.

C.S. Lewis wrote the Narnia series for children. At first glance, when you are a child, its a fasinating story of good and evil, of betrayal, sacrifice, family and friends. All of the books cover topics that can be difficult to explain at times, yet I love reading the books, they may not be the academic challenge of LOTR, but they make me happy. If you read the stories again, when a little older, they are still those fasinating stories that you read when you were younger, but you begin to see the hidden depths. I recommend The Last Battle in particular or The Silver Chair.

The fact remains, C.S. Lewis was a christian and he has written some excellent books such as The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce, which are good to get you thinking. However, I feel that the story of TLTWATW gives an interesting perspective on the very basic elements of christianity without all the politics and hangups that are present today and in regards to that I think Lewis has combined an excellent story with an underlying theme that relates to christianity but you can choose to see it that way or not.