Christian Science Fiction / Fantasy?

[moomoocowjess]

two of the best Christian fantasy books I've ever read were Piercing the Darkness and This Present Darkness by Frank Perretti. They are both about the battle between good and evil, the goodies are awesome angels fighting against demons who try and take over a town, every time I read it I get Jesus Bumps it always makes me feel closer to God.

 

[jochanaan]

MMCJ, be sure to read The Oath. It will curl your hair!

 

[Lycana]

I'm so glad there ARE authors out there who write sci fi that is Christian oriented!

 

[moomoocowjess]

Yeah there is, I just think that you need to look deep, or get some books suggested

 

[Manakin]

Another author you might try is Orson Scott Card. Not all of his sci-fi is written from a Christian perspective, but some of it is. I would recommend the Homecoming series (Call of Earth, Ships of Earth, Homecoming... there's 5 books total and I can't remember them all right now). Those are very good books, and one of the levels they're written on is very Biblical.


Of course, I should probably say that my reaction to that was one of the contributing factors to my deconversion from Christianity, but hey, what're you gonna do?

 

[Vulgivagus hagiographus]

Another author you might try is Orson Scott Card. Not all of his sci-fi is written from a Christian perspective, but some of it is. I would recommend the Homecoming series (Call of Earth, Ships of Earth, Homecoming... there's 5 books total and I can't remember them all right now). Those are very good books, and one of the levels they're written on is very Biblical.


Of course, I should probably say that my reaction to that was one of the contributing factors to my deconversion from Christianity, but hey, what're you gonna do?

Card is a Mormon, but they're pretty close to Christian. You probably do get a sort of Christian feeling from them, or at least a respect for God and the Bible.

A friend of mine recommended the Firebird Trilogy by Kathy Tyers. I have no idea how good it is, but it is Christian and he liked it!

 

[Manakin]

Card is a Mormon, but they're pretty close to Christian.

I stand corrected. Though from the outside, they look pretty similar.