Fighting Man-Centered Monsters In Christian Fantasy

Stories like “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader†that make a Christ-figure a means to fulfilling one’s destiny are little better than atheism.
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2010 —

How Do We Love A Fiction Legalist? Part 3

Three ways to love a fiction “legalist†— that is, a Christian who opposes fantasy or fiction, or more often simply considers them pointless, useless and unnecessary to Godward growth.
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2010 —

Observations: Inherently Religious

The Season of Perpetual Hope Tis  the season: Christmas specials, movies, performances, novels, homework assignments (nothing is sacred), debates on the use of holiday (re: holy day) v. the use of Christmas, Salvation Army employees outside stores, and open season […]
— Kaci Hill in December 2010 —

How Do We Love A Fiction Legalist? Part 2

Two weeks ago, reader Bethany asked, quite fairly, how come I used the word “legalist†to describe Christians who oppose either a certain fantasy series, like Harry Potter, or all fiction. That made me grateful I started this series saying […]
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2010 —

Why Fiction Authors Should Read Nonfiction

The question put to us is why fiction authors should read deep-doctrine nonfiction. I merrily accepted the invitation to consider and discuss this dear-to-my-heart topic at Speculative Faith and thank my fellow six-pointer E. Stephen Burnett both for the opportunity […]
— Marc Schooley in November 2010 —

‘Dawn Treader’ Film May Hit Story Sandbars, Part 3

Until a few hours ago today, an online interview was available with Mark Johnson, a lookalike of Justin Hammer (from Iron Man 2) and also producer of the Narnia films. Aslan’sCountry.com has since removed the interview text. (But guess who […]
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2010 —

‘Dawn Treader’ Film May Hit Story Sandbars, Part 2

This time I’ll begin with positive news: this photo from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader film. Yes, for those familiar with the book, it’s a classic image: Eustace, now finally sobered, turned into a dragon because of his existing […]
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2010 —

‘Dawn Treader’ Film May Hit Story Sandbars, Part 1

First Disney dropped distributing the Chronicles of Narnia film franchise. Then Fox picked it up. Then it seemed that producer Walden Media’s new director, Michael Apted, might bring a better story adaptation. But a leaked script emerged that included some […]
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2010 —
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