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The Anne Rice Chronicles

Her books have sold over a hundred million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in the modern era.  Until recently, Anne Rice’s name was synonymous with “popular vampire fiction.”  Her gorey gothic romances have been adapted into Hollywood films and television productions.
More recently, however, to the chagrin of many of her [...]

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Can Evangelicals Write Good Fiction?

Can Evangelical Christians write good fiction?  The answer is “no” according to Reformed theologian, Peter Leithart.  It’s a provocative position, to be sure.  No doubt, for every such assertion, a panoply of exceptions could be found.
Yesterday I blogged about the atrophying of the imagination of modern Christians.  I made the point that church leaders are [...]

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The Crisis of a Fiction-less Church

Life seems woefully fragmented for so many people, including Christians. We have brutally compartmentalized the various facets of ourselves, drawing bold unbroken lines of distinction around our hearts, our heads and our bodies respectively.
Christians sometimes over- intellectualize the faith, making God a mere object of study.  Other times, we over- emotionalize, making the Holy Spirit [...]

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