The Cognitive Value of Theological Fiction: C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce

This is part of a series of posts about the value of speculative fiction in understanding religion.

I’ve expressed skepticism about the cognitive value of speculative fiction insofar as it’s understood as merely imagining possibilities because possibilities—like the future impacts … Read the rest

How Wonder in Speculative Fiction Helps Us Understand Religion

This is part of a series of posts about the value of speculative fiction in understanding religion.

Another reason why speculative fiction is cognitively valuable for understanding religion is that both have a strong connection to feelings of awe and … Read the rest

Framing How Speculative Fiction Can Be Cognitively Valuable For Understanding Religion

This is part of a series of posts about the value of speculative fiction in understanding religion.

So far I’ve painted a rather dim picture concerning the cognitive value of speculative fiction. But being a speculative fiction writer myself, that’s … Read the rest