Sex In The Story 5: More Male Mythologies

We may always have sex caricatures in stories, and they may balance each other out. But how do we cure stock males, gender-neutrals, bad boys, men-children, faith-based supermen, and Prophesied Heroes™?
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Speculative Faith Reading Group 1: Entering The ‘Wardrobe’

This week I’m starting a reading group at my church for “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” You’re invited to join. How does this story honor God, and how can we learn from C.S. Lewis’s success at redeeming pagan myth for His glory?
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Speculative Faith Reading Group 2: Meeting Mr. Tumnus

Week 2 of the “Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” reading group. Goat-men, tree spirits, naked Greek gods, a drunk on a donkey, and an evil White Witch — how are these things in a classic story Christians love?
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Speculative Faith Reading Group 4: Reality and Narnia

Why did C.S. Lewis write about four children coming into the magical land of Narnia? Why not two, or three, or even one, in order to write a simpler story with a more-focused cast of characters?
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Speculative Faith Reading Group 5: Enter The Lion

Who is Aslan? Is he the same as Jesus Christ? An “allegory” for Him? Or something else entirely? Who would we ask? Also, what about that strange “Lilith” explanation for the White Witch, from “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”?
— E. Stephen Burnett —

More Middle-earth, and Even More Narnia?

“The Hobbit” part 2 gets another trailer, and the Narnia film series gets a new producer.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Five Myths Of Cultural Engagement

Have you encountered any of these myths?
— R. L. Copple —

The Silver Chair Movie Should Follow These Four Signs

“The Silver Chair” can follow four signs to restart (not reboot) “The Chronicles of Narnia” film series.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Christian Fantasy And Magic

If we are writing Christian fantasy, and our goal is to reflect something of God’s truth through our craft, shouldn’t we take a page out of the Holy Spirit’s playbook and portray the power of God as it actually is—amazing, miraculous, magical?
— Nathan Lumbatis —

#FantasyFunMonth: Book Better Than Movie

What fantasy books were better than their film versions? Join the conversation about #FantasyFunMonth.
— E. Stephen Burnett —
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