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Why is Harry Potter More Christian than His Creator?

Happy birthday, Harry Potter—the famous boy wizard whose story celebrates tradition, family, and legitimate authority. · G. Shane Morris

What If Your Kids DO Read Fantasy?

Parents should be aware and involved in the thought life of their children, and what they read feeds into their thoughts as much, if not more, than what they see. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Wretched Controversy

The longer this Wretched position sits there with only a brief flurry of opposition, the more deadly it becomes. What may have started out as an interesting concept to consider can quickly become a hardened conviction. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Holidays And Celebrations – Reprise

Holidays and celebrations seem to be a staple in society. Many pagan cultures held festivals and commemorations, some connected to their religious beliefs, and certainly Western society under the influence of Christianity fostered holidays consistent with the tenets of their faith. Consequently, novels that incorporate familiar festivities seem anchored in reality. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

So Are Christians Now Okay With ‘Harry Potter’?

The Harry Potter series has turned 20. Have Christians grown out of their outrage about it? · E. Stephen Burnett

Jack Chick, This Was Your Life

Tract cartoonist Jack Chick left behind a legacy of wild and harmful Christian speculative fantasy. · E. Stephen Burnett

Fantasy and Christianity

The rejection of fantasy causes one to limit God. · R. L. Copple

If It’s Fiction . . .

Truth in stories is a tricky thing. On the story-telling level, often referred to as realism, readers need to believe in what’s taking place. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Ron And Hermione Or Harry And Hermione?

J. K. Rowling, having gained perspective in the intervening seven years since the final Harry Potter book released, thinks she made a mistake. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Magic In The Story: What’s The Big Deal?

Magic — just the mention of it can cause many a “good Christian” to draw dividing lines, take sides and ready for attack. Are we being discerning or just overreacting? Join our new series: Magic in the Story. · Christopher Miller

Holidays And Celebrations

J. K. Rowling was not alone in making use of this-world holidays. C. S. Lewis created a powerful, and Christian, message in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by referencing the fact that Narnia suffered under a never-ending winter–always winter and never Christmas. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

‘A Wrinkle In …’ Truth?

Despite its classic status, Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time” is kind of boring me. But are the author’s apparently universalist beliefs even more concerning? · E. Stephen Burnett

Teaching Story Transitions 1: Mediating Extremes

“Children, be sheltered.” “Parents, shelter your children.” But Biblically, what comes in between? Introducing Pastor Jared Moore’s new summer series. · Jared Moore

Stepping Stones & One Angry Lady

We can—and oftentimes should—examine speculative fiction ourselves. We should consider the good and the bad they offer. We should consider the lessons they teach and the journeys they take the reader on. And whatever our prayerful conclusions, we must acknowledge that the printed word is always a perfect springboard for discussion. · Shannon Dittemore

The Inklings, Part 3 – J. K. Rowling, An Honorary Member?

As early as 2000 John Granger, author of several books about Harry Potter, floated the idea that the creator of the series, J. K. Rowling, was at least an Inklings wanna-be. In part he debunks the idea that Rowling’s rise […] · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Participating In Media Is An Act Of Worship

Might parents believe all humans are born sinners, yet live as if their children’s worst problem is outside worldly influences? · Jared Moore

The Making Of A Myth, Part 5 – The Use Of Primary Colors

I wonder what J. R. R. Tolkien would think about Harry Potter. Or Twilight. Or dystopian fantasies like Veronica Roth’s Divergent. Would the author of “On Fairy-Stories” be a fan of the darker forms fantasy has taken in the last decade or so? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Why I Wrote ‘The Harry Potter Bible Study’

Pastor Jared Moore: “I wrote ‘The Harry Potter Bible Study’ because I’m trying to encourage Christians to approach their cultures with the same method of interpretation they use when reading Scripture. I believe Christians should be consistent. Please allow me to explain.” · Jared Moore

‘Harry Potter’ and How We Learn To Discern

Whether you enjoy ‘Harry Potter,’ or believe it’s dangerous witchcraft, or try to find Christian parallels in the stories … 14 questions to ask. · E. Stephen Burnett

Harry Potter, Bob The Tomato, and Genre

At one little Baptist church in 1997, no one had heard of Harry Potter. But “VeggieTales” was all the rage, and was proposed for the church’s VBS — until Vera (not quite her real name) spoke up. “I won’t have this at my church,” she said firmly. “It’s fantasy.” · Zach Bartels
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