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“The Point” of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

“The Point” of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Brent Gordon, SJ | Apr 29, 2021 | Fantasy Fiction & Faith, Pop Culture, Series    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Some stories have so entered the public consciousness that we feel as if we know them even if we have never actually read them. Such is the case with Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The main twist- that the seemingly respectable...
Bros in Beowulf: A New Translation of a Medieval Epic

Bros in Beowulf: A New Translation of a Medieval Epic

by Brent Gordon, SJ | Mar 4, 2021 | Catholic Writing, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction & Faith, Fiction, Pop Culture    ~ Approx. 4 mins

“Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings!”  What a wonderful first line in Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley. There is something epic about the call to remember, and something earthy about beginning that call with a word like “bro.” This...
Fantasy Literature, Imagination, and Christian Life

Fantasy Literature, Imagination, and Christian Life

by Brent Gordon, SJ | Jan 26, 2021 | Fantasy Fiction & Faith, Pop Culture, Series    ~ Approx. 6 mins

I have encountered many well-meaning and Christian people expressing a distrust of fantasy literature. What is particularly striking is that this distrust can come from many different directions and from seemingly opposing “camps” which would be surprised to find...

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