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âCaptain America: The Winter Soldierâ Fights For True Freedom and Salvation Of Enemies
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” proves fans will follow a true hero across genres and into serious explorations of freedom.
âAmish Vampiresâ on TV: Keep Calm and Carry On
âAmish Vampires in Spaceâ got on TV for 15 seconds. Christian spec-fiction leaders react.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Welcome To Expanded SpecFaith Reviews
SpecFaith is growing, and now seeks your Christian reviews for anything speculative.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Being Blessed By All The Fiction Crazy
Despite Christiansâ fiction craziness, our crazy-generous God keeps giving to the undeserving.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Getting A Little Tired Of All The Fiction Crazy
Sometimes I wonder why we advocate better stories for Christians who do not âdeserveâ them.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Will Poor Adaptation Sink Aronofskyâs âNoahâ Film?
âNoahâ can tweak details but must keep the Storyâs true themes.
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E. Stephen Burnett
The Answer To The Ultimate Question Of Life, Fiction Universes, and Everything
The ultimate purpose of reality and stories should be to make us happier in Christ.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Change The World But Donât Change Its Author
We can imagine a land where down is up and water is dry, but not one where God isnât God. Source: Jesus Christ.
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E. Stephen Burnett
No Story Is Safe
Any story can be used for evil, no matter how wholesome, artistic, gritty, fantastic, or historical.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Honest Sci-Fi Honors Life
Our culture creates death-celebrating reality but life-celebrating fiction.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âMcGee and Meâ: The Biggest Lie
Despite good intentions, do some Christian childrenâs stories end up omitting the Cross?
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E. Stephen Burnett
The Surprising Delight Of Sudden Geekiness
Which is better: âI canât stand subpar/sinful storiesâ or âI absolutely love this storyâ?
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E. Stephen Burnett
How To Help Fantastic Heroes, Part 2
Don’t act like âsupport zombiesâ; only promote fantastic stories because they delight us.
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E. Stephen Burnett
How To Help Fantastic Heroes, Part 1
Before fans can promote fantastic stories or publishers, we must love the heroes and quests.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Purge The Stereotype Of âGeekâ Readers
Fantasy/sci-fi fans include more than self-described nerds.
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E. Stephen Burnett
On Tolkienâs âLetters From Father Christmasâ
In which the âLord of the Ringsâ myth-maker âliesâ to his own children.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ: An Unexpected âDesolationâ
Aside from a surprise burglary-turned-dragon-assault and one glowing She-Elf, âThe Desolation of Smaugâ shines.
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 12: Inside Information
Two hundred pages into the story, Bilbo Baggins finally âburglarizesâ the lair of Smaug the Terrible.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 11: On The Doorstep
âStop dragging and get to the dragon,â silly critics may cry; but Tolkien takes his time as his heroes finally reach the Lonely Mountain.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 10: A Warm Welcome
Tolkien tests his modified genreâs limits when The Hobbit’s road trip turns into political intrigue and even archetype parody.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 9: Barrels Out Of Bond
Youâll see Bilbo and the Dwarves escape in the new film version, yet Tolkienâs escape is much less visible.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 8: Flies and Spiders
In which the Dwarvesâ company enters a fantasy forest corrupted by evil.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 7: Queer Lodgings
Tolkien introduces Beorn the non-âwere-bear,â a creature of vague loyalties and mixed methods.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Winners Donât Do Witchcraft
What pagan practices do Scriptures like Deut. 18 actually forbid and why? How can Christians guard against false divination in their own lives?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Looking Over Your Shoulder
My current reads: spiritual warfare, Anne of Ingleside, A Cast of Stones, Amish Vampires in Space. What about you?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Superheroes In The Psalms
âIf you know just where to look / You can find them in the Book.â
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E. Stephen Burnett
Better Proselytization Through Imagination
Critics confuse the goal of an Answers in Genesis billboard, but could artful âsubcreationâ improve this outreach?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Better Sanctification Through Imagination
A recent Desiring God article reinforces an unhelpful view of how fiction helps our holiness.
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E. Stephen Burnett
On Christ and Pop Culture: Doctor Whoâs Doctrine
CAPCâs 12-part series is exploring the deeper beauties and truths of the fantastic sci-fi stories.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âNothing But A Black Puerilityâ
An evil explored in C.S. Lewisâs Perelandra explains politiciansâ fits and challenges Disney âbackstoryâ attempts.
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E. Stephen Burnett
More Middle-earth, and Even More Narnia?
âThe Hobbitâ part 2 gets another trailer, and the Narnia film series gets a new producer.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Loving Human Journeys Over Genres
Scripture isnât first about kings, tents, and donkeys; other stories arenât first about worlds, battles, and dragons.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Fantastic Television
âLegend of Korraâ is back and âMarvelâs Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.â debuts tonight; will you watch?
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E. Stephen Burnett
This Is Fiction Freedom
The solution to fiction legalism is not more rules, grittiness, or evangelism.
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E. Stephen Burnett
This Is Fiction Legalism
Obvious legalism is not the only legalism, and is discerned based on Scripture, not feelings or rules.
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E. Stephen Burnett
What Is Fiction Legalism?
If we misdefine âlegalism,â accusations of this sin may backfire on us. Explore how in this Whereâs the Legalist? quiz.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Just Reached My Fill Of Nephilim
Speculating can glorify God. But some Christians go too far about supposedly demonic Nephilim.
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E. Stephen Burnett
News and Views: Ben-man, Gnosticism, The Doctor
Ben Affleck as Batman, Kathy Tyers reboots Gnostic notions, âDoctor Whoâ news, author Brett McCrackenâs nonfiction âGray Matters.â
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E. Stephen Burnett
Why I Donât Shut Up About âHarry Potterâ
Years after the final Harry Potter novel and final film, the Harry Potter issue still matters to discerning Christians.
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E. Stephen Burnett
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