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...
by Editor | Mar 4, 2022 | In the Nick of Time
Editor’s Note: Central Baptist Theological Seminary has a genuinely global ministry. We teach students in many countries, including both Ukraine and Russia. What follows is a message from one of our students who is also a Ukrainian pastor. You may recognize the...
by Kevin Bauder | Feb 25, 2022 | In the Nick of Time, Uncategorized
During the 1990s I was planting and pastoring Faith Independent Baptist Church in Sachse, Texas, while working on a degree at Dallas Theological Seminary. During those years I encountered two protest movements that stood at opposite ends of the political spectrum. One...
by Kevin Bauder | Feb 18, 2022 | Fantasy Literature, In the Nick of Time
This is the third in a series of essays that try to answer the question of whether Christians can make use of fantastic literature and, if so, what use they can make. To this point the series has offered a working definition of fantastic writing, has distinguished it...
by Kevin Bauder | Feb 11, 2022 | Fantasy Literature, In the Nick of Time
The purpose of these essays is to explore the Christian’s use of fantastic literature. The discussion began with a definition of fantastic literature as belletristic writing that employs at least one of three elements: humanizing subhuman creatures, attributing...
by Kevin Bauder | Feb 4, 2022 | Fantasy Literature, In the Nick of Time
The year was 1971, and I was a junior in high school. I needed something to do in study hall, which happened to be held in the classroom where the English teacher kept a rack of paperback books. The cover of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring caught...
