Fireside Chat About Christian Characters in Sci-Fi

Listen to E. Stephen Burnett and Josiah DeGraaf discuss why we need more religious characters.

Why Do Readers Need Fantastic Stories about Christian Characters?

Most readers don’t want their fiction derailed by sermonizing. But authentic Christian characters in science fiction can provide a rare opportunity to explore common challenges Christians face in a fresh light.

If you’re curious to chat more about these kinds of books, you won’t want to miss the limited-time replay of this fireside chat with authors E. Stephen Burnett and Josiah DeGraaf.

They chat about how they’ve grown from reading great stories with Christian characters, why they both love The Visitation, and whether or not King Peter can be considered a Christian for following Aslan.

(Is being “Aslanian” a thing?)

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E. Stephen Burnett

E. Stephen Burnett

Lorehaven publisher & author of Above the Circle of Earth

Josiah DeGraaf

Josiah DeGraaf

Author of A Study of Shattered Spells

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