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A Santa Claus Non-Believer Discovers Tolkien’s Father Christmas Letters
I’ve just discovered Tolkien’s Letters From Father Christmas. I found them charming–but they also got me thinking about truth, tradition, and stories.
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There and Beowulf Again: Providence and Plot in Tolkien’s Hobbit
Beowulf is known as a pagan myth, but it was penned by a Christian writer. The Hobbit borrows from Beowulf and shows how Tolkien used mythology to show forth Christian truths.
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What are the top ten most original story worlds (or settings) for overtly Christian authors? This post lists ten possible choices!
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Lorehaven’s Newest Issue and Podcast Celebrate The Best of Christian Fantasy
Lorehaven’s spring 2020 issue reviews the best of Christian fantasy, and our new podcast episode explores a classic spiritual warfare thriller.
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From The Writers’ Tool Box: Honoring Men Of The Past
One way to give a speculative world texture is to create a history the characters can celebrate.
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A Case Study in Fictional Magic: Dawn Before the Dark
In Dawn Before the Dark, magic at first glance would seem to stem from gods other than the one Creator. How will this story world of a gender-based curse turn that apparent focus on magic on its head? How does this book link a strong story with a desire to honor God?
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Was Tolkien A Racist?
How could Tolkien be accused of being a racist when his races were, well, made up? No, there are no hobbits in the world. No, there are no elves. No, there are no goblins or orcs made be the magic of an evil wizard.
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Tolkien, The Movie
“I’m a little worried the filmmakers will make too many parallels between (1) Tolkien’s early life and (2) imagery that they assume a movie audience—familiar only with Jackson’s adaptations—will find recognizable.” – Jeff LaSala, Tor Magazine
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Does Diversity in Fantasy Publishing Reflect God’s Kingdom or Identity Politics?
Is forced diversity in secular publishing really the same as biblical diversity?
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Mike Duran
A Simple Line
It is time to stop and ask ourselves: How much do bad adaptations of our favorite books really bother us?
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Shannon McDermott
Speculative Fiction Writer’s Guide to War, part 4: Spectrum of Conflict
The spectrum of conflict shows many shades of color when we use the term “warfare,” as illustrated in Tolkien’s Middle Earth.
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Travis Perry
Should Christian Fiction Genres Exist?
Some readers argue that having a genre specifically for Christians isolates us from the world. But is this really the case?
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Josiah DeGraaf
What If Your Kids Don’t Read Fantasy?
Parents often ask: Is a specific book okay? Will a fantasy novel encourage real magic? Those are the wrong questions.
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Marian Jacobs
95 Theses for Christian Fiction Reformation, part 3
If we hope to reform Christian fiction, we need to affirm what’s right about these novels.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Disney And Culture
Pop culture, and Disney right along with others, has been pushing agendas that clash with God’s moral standards for as long as there has been pop culture.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Sentimentality And Christian Fiction, A Reprise
The novel had a simple, even predictable plot, and the writing was serviceable at best. The characters were not complex, the theme undeniably obvious. Imagine my surprise, then, when I came to the climax of the story and cried.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
The Christmas Story: The First Epic Tale
Many stories, whether written from secular or Christian worldviews, point us back to the story of Christ, implicitly or explicitly, by design or by accident.
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Zac Totah
The Fantasy Itch: Gettin’ To Be THAT Time Of Year
Ah, yes, I’m definitely ready to settle down with a good fantasy. It’s that time of year! Last year I read Brandon Sanderson’s
Mistborn
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The Well of Ascension
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Realism And Twenty-first Century Storytelling
I think there’s something else not particularly real in twenty-first century stories, no matter how real the computer generated characters might appear. We could chalk this up to “that’s just movies” if it weren’t for the fact that screen writing is beginning to dominate the way we write novels, too. I’ll characterize this unrealistic phenomenon as too much conflict.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
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