Chron.com--Evangelicals’ favorite fantasy land is Narnia, while atheists prefer
Middle Earth, according to recent survey results confirming some
stereotypes about religious Americans pop-culture preferences.
Narnia is the land dreamed up by Christian author C.S. Lewis that
many see as a theological allegory, while the latter location is the
setting for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series, which reminds
readers “Not all who wander are lost.”
The survey, originally conducted by 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair, has been written up by the Religion News Service and Catholic researchers at Georgetown University.
“Two of the most popular book series in history sprung from Catholic author J. R. R. Tolkien and Anglican author C. S. Lewis while
both were at Oxford. This literary friendship (and rivalry) later
spilled over to the
Christian masses. With recent film adaptations of
their work, most Americans presumably now have awareness of their
stories,” noted Mark Gray at Georgetown.
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