Folks want to keep God at arms' length by looking at "symbolism"
The last paragraph of that CS Lewis quote reminds me of Slavoj Zizek's commentary about why the fundamentalist is mocked - "What a fool", we cry. "He dares to take his faith seriously...."
The last paragraph of that CS Lewis quote reminds me of Slavoj Zizek's commentary about why the fundamentalist is mocked - "What a fool", we cry. "He dares to take his faith seriously...."