Philip Pullman based “Dark Materials” on “Paradise Lost” but came up with a theological muddle.
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Pullman Is of the Devil’s Party
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Real Religion Is Like Literature
If the “Chronicles of Narnia” are read narrowly as Christian propaganda, then they suffer and so does Christianity.
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This House Is Filling with Light
Tim Winton’s novel “That Eye, the Sky” finds spiritual resonance in difficult circumstances.
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Christianity in the Slave Owning South
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” shows how the Bible can be misused and how we should interpret it to promote social justice.
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Christianity vs. Capitalism
Conservatives criticizing Pope Francis would benefit from this Robert Nemerov poem.
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In the Beginning Was the Word
The opening of the Book of John is poetry of the first order.
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Weeping, We Hold Him Fast Tonight
Christina Rossetti invokes Jesus’ parable of the ten virgins awaiting the bridegroom in this Advent poem.
Dear God, Drive These Cruel Doubts Away
Anne Bronte’s moving poem shows her wrestling with deep spiritual doubts.
