What Arouses Hatred of Fantastic Romantic Fiction?

Two Christian authors share reader response to their explorations of longing and love.
— Parker J. Cole in March 2021 —

The Fantastical Elements of Romantic Fiction, part 1

Too often readers reject romance as nothing more than fluff stories, overlooking the fantastical worldbuilding in this genre.
— Parker J. Cole in February 2021 —

How “Rim of the World” Shows Our Culture is Drenched in Smut

The Netflix movie Rim of the World isn’t avante-guarde or daringly original–so its innuendoes indicate something about our culture…
— Travis Perry in November 2020 —

It’s Not in the Rating: Looking at Negative Influences in Stories: Frozen and Grand Torino

Do ratings reliably guide us concerning the negative influence a film may have? A comparison of the movies Frozen and Gran Torino looks at this and related issues.
— Travis Perry in April 2020 —

The False Virtues of Anti-Love, Anti-Faith, and Anti-Hope

Do anti-love, anti-faith, and anti-hope form an “unholy trinity” of “anti-theological” virtues? What could these be and what should we do about them?
— Travis Perry in March 2020 —

On Our New Podcast Episode: We Didn’t Watch ‘The Witcher’ So We Hired a Friend Who Did

We interviewed Jason Morehead, who had some concerns about Netflix’s “mature” fantasy drama “The Witcher.”
— E. Stephen Burnett in February 2020 —

These Are the Top Ten Most-Read SpecFaith Articles in 2019

From “Game of Thrones” critiques to YA Twitter, writing challenges, and Ted Chiang (again?), here are the top-read SpecFaith articles in 2019.
— E. Stephen Burnett in January 2020 —

‘Sorry Your Dragon Show Ended Stupidly’ Meme May Insult ‘GOT’ Fans

As Christians, our mission is to engage with “Game of Thrones” fans, not call what they enjoy “stupid.”
— E. Stephen Burnett in May 2019 —

Great Art And Story

Because fiction is first a form of communication, I think stories should pay attention to what Scripture says about our correspondence with one another.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in May 2019 —

A Horror Newbie Discovers Dracula

This year I read Bram Stoker’s Dracula for the first time, and here’s what I thought about it.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2018 —

‘Altered Carbon’ Looks Too Long Into the Abyss

Altered Carbon is an outstanding piece of storytelling, but does the sci-fi drama fail to heed its own warnings?
— Randy Streu in July 2018 —

When Women Weren’t People

Novelist Catherine Jones Payne: Sometimes evangelicals struggle to view women as fully human, in reality and in our stories.
— Catherine Jones Payne in June 2018 —

When High Fantasy Becomes Porn Fantasy, Part 2

When porn invades fantasy stories, we must honestly face the power of visual media and our risk of self-deception.
— Cap Stewart in June 2018 —

When High Fantasy Becomes Porn Fantasy, Part 1

Porn has invaded fantasy stories, and Christians must listen to warnings from outside and inside the church.
— Cap Stewart in May 2018 —

Let’s Talk About Sex

Authors shouldn’t fear writing about sex any more than they should fear writing about violence or the occult. There is a place for all of those things in fiction.
— Jon Del Arroz in May 2018 —

J. K. Rowling’s Progressivist Spells are Backfiring

Fans of Harry Potter fans are turning on creator J. K. Rowling because she apparently betrays their religious faith.
— E. Stephen Burnett in February 2018 —

The Shape of Water and Its Use of ‘Image of God’

The Shape of Water functions as an artistic modern morality tale that appropriates the biblical “image of God” concept.
— Travis Perry in February 2018 —

Doctor Who: No Longer a Good Man?

“Doctor Who” seems to be regenerating in a radically new direction. Why don’t I want to go?
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2017 —

Should #MeToo Apply to Books, Movies, and Video Games?

Constantly surrounded as we are by entertainment that shows, even encourages, sexual exploitation, it’s no wonder we live in a society where #MeToo is a sad reality.
— Zac Totah in October 2017 —

But You Just Can’t Dress Like Jesus After Labor Day

Christians who engage culture must also identify its trends, such as the new sexual moral majority.
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2017 —
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