‘Harry Potter’ and The Issues Beyond Fiction, Part 1

Does thinking Biblically about “Harry Potter” matter beyond story-discernment practice? At issue are how we define “witchcraft” the Bible forbids, where we believe sin really comes from, and whether we tell the truth even about perceived bad guys. —E. Stephen Burnett in July 2011

Independence Day

Because of the Fourth of July, the USA’s Independence Day, there will be no Spec Faith article today. Feel free to hang out in the library. Just a reminder, this feature is still under construction. We have loaded only a […] —Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2011

A Long and Glorious Tradition

If you think speculative stories are (or should) only be a “niche” market, I have a few names: Dante. Bunyan. Visionary fiction’s patron saints, Lewis and Tolkien. Oh, and Psalty the Singing Songbook. Also introducing: the SF Library! —E. Stephen Burnett in June 2011

The Rowling

Once upon an evening weary, as my eyes grew red and bleary, Surfing ‘cross the net for news, an awful, tedious, dreadful chore Suddenly there came a pinging—an alarum gently ringing Some neglected RSS feed that I’d never checked before… —Fred Warren in June 2011

Establishing Trust

Yesterday I was reminded of an important principle in relationships — establishing trust. Author and apologist Ravi Zacharias aired an interview on his radio broadcast with his son about a trip he took to India. He’d been invited to discuss […] —Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2011

Of Distant Places & Daring Sword Fights

“Far off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise…” Belle’s description of her favorite book in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has been a long-time favorite quote of mine. For me, it captures the essence of stories […] —Chawna Schroeder in June 2011

Imagination: For God’s Glory and Others’ Good, Part 5

More than any Biblical teaching or example, Jesus’ parables prove that imagination can glorify God and bless others. But were they only historical, or allegorical, or to teach moral Values? What may His stories show us about fiction today? —E. Stephen Burnett in June 2011

Why So Serious?

It’s understandable. Writing Christian speculative fiction feels like serious business. We’ve got souls to save, demons to battle, and apocalypses to forecast. There’s simply no time for idle banter or frivolity. —Fred Warren in June 2011

Exploring Darkness Or Exploring Light

As I’ve noted before, Anne Rice has stated that her vampire books were actually explorations of the spiritual. Spiritual light or spiritual darkness? Some may say that an exploration of spiritual darkness must precede any look at spiritual light. I […] —Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2011

Imagination: For God’s Glory and Others’ Good, Part 4

Does the Bible support reading or even enjoying secular imaginations with pagan elements? One doesn’t even need to answer that. After all, Scripture tells of one man who delved into far worse material — and with help from God Himself. —E. Stephen Burnett in June 2011

Love Me, Love My Book

I’m finding Christian writers seem more susceptible than average to negative criticism. They have expectations, especially of Christian readers and reviewers. —Fred Warren in June 2011

Christian Speculative Fiction – Where Does It Start, Where Does It End?

In response to guest author John Olson’s post, “Speculative Marketing: Re-imagining Reality,” I wrote a comment that revealed something about me, something I don’t usually tell the Spec Faith crowd: I don’t feel weird. That in itself makes me weird, […] —Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2011

Speculative Marketing: Re-imagining Reality

What if the world we call reality is all a big lie? What if we see the world, not as it really is, but the way we think it should be? Or even worse… what if we see it the […] —John Olson in June 2011

Imagination: For God’s Glory and Others’ Good, Part 3

God’s Word doesn’t only “tolerate” us glorifying Him through stories and imagination! Scripture shows many people whom God gifted specifically to honor Him with their creativity, including Spirit-filled, Israelite artisans Bezalel and Oholiab. —E. Stephen Burnett in June 2011

When Speculation Is … Confusing

Let me preface this by saying that I don’t like telling writers what they “can” or “can’t” do. But I’d be interested in your opinions about what they DO do. This week I’ve had the pleasure of reading two recent […] —Rachel Starr Thomson in June 2011

Real Life Story

In a related note to yesterday’s post from Becky on dystopian fiction, a heated discussion arose the other day in response to an article by Wall Street Journal columnist Meghan Cox Gurdon on the prevailing dark tone in modern young-adult (YA) fiction, which […] —Fred Warren in June 2011
  1. Pages:
  3. 1
  4. ...
  5. 57
  6. 58
  7. 59
  8. 60
  9. 61
  10. 62
  11. 63
  12. ...
  13. 75

Lorehaven epilogue sponsors