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We humans being the tangle of inconsistencies that we are, it doesn't surprise me that many fellow readers of speculative fiction hail the concept of diversity and yet when Christianity or Christian fiction is mentioned, sneer dismissively. Well, there is a lot of bad Christian fiction out there. And the editors of this anthology admit that right up front.Crankshaw and Janz—both trained in the sciences, one with a PhD in Electrical Engineering, the other with a degree in Organic Chemistry—have e...
While I still am not a fan of the short story, I loved reading these and considering what they grappled with. I inhaled this book over 36 hours. Praise God for written endeavors that explore faith issues without being turned into a frail and anemic text with a cross stuck to it.
Mysterion is an eclectic collection of speculative fiction that explores an eclectic collection of Christian doctrines. My particular favorites are the stories that look, not at a mortal’s relationship with God (or other immortals), but humans relating to humans or their avatars.“The Monastic” (Daniel Southwell) challenges the individual’s entitled and wearied spirit to recall the supernatural and one’s place in it. From a more youthful, less exhausted position, “Forlorn” (Bret Carter) recalls t...