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A St. Valentine’s Question
Whether this post will be pro- or anti-Valentine’s Day will be up to you.
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Shannon McDermott in February 2018
95 Theses for Christian Fiction Reformation, part 2
Christian-made fiction’s worst errors come from shallow or false beliefs about our faith.
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E. Stephen Burnett in October 2017
Why Does Christian Romance Outsell Christian Fantasy?
Mainstream readers like both fantasy and romance. So why do Christians favor only romance?
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E. Stephen Burnett in February 2017
Prove A Christian Fiction Genre Isn’t ‘Redemptive’
When people question a Christian fiction genre’s right to exist, I usually end up challenging them.
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E. Stephen Burnett in November 2015
Amish Eye For The Sci-Fi Guy, Part 2
Who is raising the bestselling American evangelical fiction genre and what kinds of real-life problems does that bring?
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Kerry Nietz in July 2015
Amish Eye For The Sci-Fi Guy, Part 1
My “Amish Vampires in Space” research also unveiled the fantastical world of evangelical Amish romance novels.
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Kerry Nietz in June 2015
Romantic Fiction Rules Because Of ‘Family Christian’ Faith
Christians ignore fantastical fiction because they assume that marriage and family values matter more.
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E. Stephen Burnett in July 2014
Why Does Romance Dominate Christian Fiction?
There is an inherent discontinuity between the Christian Faith and fiction.
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R. L. Copple in July 2014
Fiction Christians From Another Planet! VI: Alien Love Slaves
Even in many speculative-novel subplots, the bad Christian-fiction romance is coarse, and rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere.
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E. Stephen Burnett in February 2013
Sex In The Story 1: Shooting Up Heroine
Action heroine Black Widow is annoying some fans of the forthcoming “Avengers” film. How come? Is a story’s female character only strong if she is fighting men or bad guys?
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E. Stephen Burnett in February 2012
The Making Of A Myth, Part 6 — Tolkien On Romance
Would J. R. R. Tolkien, if he were alive today, be a fan of prairie romance? The question is appropriate because of what he wrote in his essay “On Fairy-Stories” regarding escapism.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller in December 2011
Speculative Love, Part 3: Standing The Test Of Time
By way of wrapping up last week’s discussion of romantic love in science fiction, or the lack thereof, I want to highlight a sub-genre that seems to grasp the power of the emotional bond between a man and woman devoted to each other: The time-travel story.
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Fred Warren in September 2011
Dawn’s Unending Horizon
Coming soon (this Tuesday, shortly before 3:13 pm) to an inspirational shelf near you … I’ve decided to give up on this whole speculative thing. Instead, it would much better serve Jesus, and the people in churches — at least, […]
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E. Stephen Burnett in August 2010
‘He Is Her Hunter — and Her Slave’!
Aside from my hand there, this photo is not arranged. My wife and I spotted this last week at a Presbyterian church rummage sale. And we had to wonder if the same Presbyterian had read and enjoyed both books. Ah, […]
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E. Stephen Burnett in August 2010
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