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The Symbolic Nature of Sci-fi Apocalyptic Disaster Films

The symbolic nature of apocalyptic sci-fi movies point to an underlying thread of biblical precepts. · Parker J. Cole

How Horror Films Subvert the Fatalistic Tragedy of Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Some horror films fall into a subgenre that explores mental illness such as dementia and Alzheimer’s in a unique fashion. · Parker J. Cole

The Messages of Black Horror Films

Black horror films have been around for decades with their popularity spawning about every twenty years. Black horror films have a dual purpose – to tell a story and to address a social issue. · Parker J. Cole

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. · Travis Perry

The Silent Majority Or The Minority Underground

For years, Conservation voters, including many Christians, were known as the “silent majority.” But certainly Christians didn’t start out in a world in which they were the majority. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Speculative Fiction And Contemporary Culture, Part 2

How can writers speak into today’s troubled culture, whether dealing with the political divide, racial unrest, dealing with a pandemic, economic concerns, or what have you? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Top Ten Most Original Speculative Fiction Story Worlds, Part 2

What are the top ten most original story worlds (or settings) for overtly Christian authors? This post lists ten possible choices! · Travis Perry

The Spiritual War Through Culture: Bible Times

Spiritual war includes the Devil influencing cultural beliefs according to the Bible. But how does the Bible show believers reacting to unbelieving culture? · Travis Perry

On Culture And Giving Offense Or Being Offensive

Are Christians ready to be marginalized further? Are we preparing to share the gospel regardless of how offensive the culture finds it? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Cultural Moralist, Separatist, or Universalist?

What should be our attitude in regard to the culture around us? Trying to make the culture better? Doing our own thing? Or accepting all without judgment? · Travis Perry

Is Western Society Headed Toward Illiteracy?

Our society went so far as to make illiteracy a thing of the past. A first step here in the US was to make public school mandatory for children up to a certain age. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Poison Pill Of Culture

The way culture works is opposed to the way God works, the way Jesus works, and might fairly be considered a poison pill. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Licking the Chocolate Off Poison Pills: A Comment on Cultural Engagement

Is there any potential risk in enjoying arts and popular culture? Is anything out there poison to us? How should we react to things we enjoy but know are harmful to us? · Travis Perry

Should We Be Against Christians Who Are Against Popular Culture?

E. Stephen Burnett and Cap Stewart explore the truth and challenges of Brad East’s recent Mere Orthodoxy article “Against Pop Culture.” · E. Stephen Burnett

Art Under Negotiation

The early Christians made their own negotiations with art in a pre-Christian culture. · Shannon McDermott

How Much Is Too Much?

In addressing how Christians are to live—which by necessity includes how we do and enjoy art—we need to root and ground our actions in the word of God. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

A Few Thoughts on “Generation Snowflake”

Are younger generations actually different from the past? Does “generation snowflake” isolate itself from criticism? How are we to respond to criticism and confronting others? · Travis Perry

What Doth These Omens Portend?

What might next year look like for speculative entertainment? · Mark Carver

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. · E. Stephen Burnett

The Doctor Doesn’t Believe in the Devil—Should We?

As Christians, what’s the best way to react to stories that are equal parts incredible storytelling and philosophical blundering? · Zac Totah
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