by Kevin Bauder | Apr 8, 2022 | Fantasy Literature, In the Nick of Time
As we have seen, the writers of Scripture had good reason for employing fantastic elements in their prophetic writing. The Bible also includes another kind of literature that uses fantastic elements. This kind of literature is called fable. To be clear, the biblical...
by Kevin Bauder | Apr 1, 2022 | In the Nick of Time
I met Charles Hauser when I enrolled at Denver Baptist Theological Seminary in the fall of 1979. That semester I took two of his courses: one in theology and one on the Christian life. I can remember two statements that he made during that first semester. One was,...
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 25, 2022 | In the Nick of Time
The young Charles A. Hauser, Jr., suffered from a speech impediment. He struggled to make himself understood. Consequently, he intended to follow his father into the world of banking, where he would be working with ledgers and financial statements rather than with the...
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 18, 2022 | Fantasy Literature, In the Nick of Time
In the last essay we answered one question, but we asked another. We learned that since the Bible uses fantastic literature, and the Bible is never wrong, then fantastic literature cannot always be wrong. At least some uses of fantastic literature must be justifiable....
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 11, 2022 | Fantasy Literature, In the Nick of Time
Is fantastic literature always wrong, or can it sometimes be justifiable and moral? Everybody agrees that fantasy can be written in immoral ways or turned toward immoral purposes. Any kind of art can be used for bad purposes, and fantasy is no exception. I would never...
