Resident Theologian
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My latest: on fantasy and theology in The Christian Century
A link to my essay in The Christian Century on Tad Williams, Osten Ard, the genre of fantasy, and Christian faith.
Catholic Jedi, Protestant Wizards
A half-baked theory about the spiritual and aesthetic visions of George Lucas and J. K. Rowling.
Every fantasy a comedy, every comedy a theodicy
A reflection on Osten Ard, fantasy writing, and theodicy within modern fantasy.
To Osten Ard
A celebration of Osten Ard, the fiction world of Tad Williams’ fantasy trilogy—my favorite of the genre—in preparation for the sequel series, a tetralogy that concludes later this year.
Out of touch
Some thoughts on House of the Dragon, Rings of Power, and (especially) Andor.
Narnia’s saints
Does Narnia have saints? It occurred to me, as I was listening to The Last Battle this morning, that the function of the children in the stories (minus The Horse and His Boy) is analogous to the function of the saints in devotional and liturgical prayer in catholic traditions. There is no question that Aslan alone is King and Lord, but by his will the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve are sent as ministering servants to the beasts and people of Narnia.
2021: the year of Martin, Rothfuss, and Williams?
Could 2021 see the publication of long-awaited sequels to three major fantasy series?