Joseph Campbell and C.S. Lewis approach myth and Christianity from opposite ends.
Campbell believed that religion, in this case Christianity, starts in myth. As humans struggle to find meaning in life, they turn to the imagination and from the imagination comes myth and a spiritual existence. As a result of this process, myths ultimately end up at a final destination be it a person (god), or a place (paradise), or a constant recycling (reincarnation). But myth must lead somewhere and in the Christian faith it arrives at the triune God revealed in the life, death, and physical resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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