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"Fiction can sometimes, like Nathan the prophet’s story of the ewe lamb, awaken parts of us that we have calloused over"

By SharperIron on Tue, 03/26/13
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Fiction
Moral Imagination
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“But, finally, good fiction isn’t a ‘waste of time’ for the same reason good music and good art aren’t wastes of time. They are rooted in an endlessly creative God who has chosen to be imaged by human beings who create.” Why Christians Should Read Fiction

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Ann B.

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Tue, 03/26/13

This is ironic in light of the passing of Julie Herbster yesterday - here is the archived article she wrote for SI some time ago on the same topic.

http://20.sharperiron.org/showthread.php?t=554

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