The State Of Christian Fantastical Fiction 3: Church Clarifications

When I say, “Christian fans of fantastical stories need the Church,” here’s what I mean and don’t mean.
— E. Stephen Burnett in January 2015 —

The State Of Christian Fantastical Fiction 1: Disillusioned

Maybe you have felt the Christian-fantastical bandwagon slowing down. Why might that be?
— E. Stephen Burnett in January 2015 —

Joy To The World

“Let Earth receive her King! / Let every heart prepare Him room / And Heaven and nature sing.”
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2014 —

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 18: The Return Journey

Tolkien’s term “eucatastrophe” describes despair’s turn to joy, but The Hobbit’s ending is only partly joyful.
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2014 —

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 17: The Clouds Burst

Smaug is dead in the water. But the dragon is back and he brings war.
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2014 —

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 16: A Thief In The Night

What’s a good Hobbit to do when the returned king becomes a new dragon?
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2014 —

The Blame Game

Who’s to blame? Does it matter?
— R. L. Copple in November 2014 —

Submit, Woman!

What does real submission in marriage look like?
— R. L. Copple in November 2014 —

Not Of This World

How does Christian fiction influence our culture?
— R. L. Copple in October 2014 —

Five Myths Of Cultural Engagement

Have you encountered any of these myths?
— R. L. Copple in October 2014 —

Is Capitalism Distorting Christianity?

If culture is redeemable, it is because the people that make it up are redeemable.
— R. L. Copple in September 2014 —

‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and The Subversion Of Human Nature

Marvel’s thematic twist of its “optimistic” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” series proves humans don’t believe our own good press.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2014 —

Popular Culture Is An Eternal Gift Of God

Christians who critique fantastical stories are often blind to popular culture’s eternal purposes.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2014 —

Great Art And Story

We must grapple with the demands of our culture when it comes to realism in Story and the greater demands of Scripture to obey God in all we do and say.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2014 —

Actually, Fantastic Films Don’t Require Sex and Nudity

Might we end up justifying idolatry or sexual sins by believing “the story made me do it”?
— Cap Stewart in September 2014 —

Re-imaging Villains

The idea in books like Wicked by Gregory Maguire and Iscariot and in movies like Maleficent is that there’s more to the villain of some well-known story, fact or myth, than people know.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2014 —

Avatars Of Forgiveness, Part 3: Aang’s Avenging

Avatar Aang bends the energy of mercy and justice by respecting life yet punishing the world’s enemy.
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2014 —

Indie Novelist Mark Carver: How Dark Is Too Dark?

Are there limits as to how dark Christian fiction can be? Where is the line between reveling in the darkness and using it as a tool to turn readers towards the light?
— Mark Carver in August 2014 —

How Should We Then Upgrade Christian Fiction?

“Why don’t we have more ‘unsafe’ Christian fiction?” complaints aren’t working. Try a deeper question.
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2014 —

Avatars Of Forgiveness, Part 1: Zuko’s Journey

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” brings balance to the world of mercy and justice, starting with the story of Fire Prince Zuko.
— E. Stephen Burnett in July 2014 —
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