Part One Fantasy, some have said, is the gateway to devil worship, sorcery, and the occult. The assertion is not entirely unreasonable: the Bible does condemn sorcery, and fantasy literature does contain an awful lot of (positively portrayed) sorcery. The
What, really, is the difference between a story that postulates elves living in the trees and a story that judges eating man-meat, cooked al a orc, a perfectly acceptable practice? The question is absurd, but the underlying idea is sound.
Note: Sources and the article this is a response to are listed here, at the bottom of the post. Previously: (Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three) (Part Four) Introduction According to author R.E. Howard, “Civilized men are more discourteous than
Note: The fourth portion of the paper on baptismal symbolism. The full version is here at the end of the month. Sources and the article this is a response to are listed here, at the bottom of the post. Previously:
Note: The second portion of the paper on baptismal symbolism. Part Four will be here; the full version will be here at the end of the month. Sources and the article this is a response to are listed here, at
Note: The second portion of the paper on baptismal symbolism. Part Three will be here; the full version will be here at the end of the month. Sources and the article this is a response to are listed here, at
Note: This is a paper on baptismal symbolism written prior to this site’s genesis, and it’s long enough to require partition. Part Two will be here; the full version will be here at the end of the month. Sources and