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Faith in Fiction 15: Heresy is in the Eye of the Beholder
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Posted on January 2, 2013 by

A deep concern among members of one faith group I do workshops with is depicting another real or imaginary faith sympathetically without feeling as if they’ve committed heresy. One thing I ask these writers to contemplate is that heresy is … Continue reading →


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Faith in Fiction 13: At the intersection of religion and culture
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Posted on November 28, 2012 by
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Religion is at the heart of what we call culture. Our world culture is so steeped in religious principle that there’s no way to winnow it out. I often hear people advance the idea that they can be moral without … Continue reading →


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Faith in Fiction 12: Portraying religious diversity
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Posted on November 14, 2012 by
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A commenter on my last post brought up the diversity of belief between and betwixt the earth’s faiths. Indeed, diversity of belief exists even among members of the same religious community, even over something as basic as who God is. … Continue reading →


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Faith in Fiction 11: Religious Common Ground
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Posted on October 31, 2012 by
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As you go about creating a faith for your fictional world or portraying an existing faith the question may arise as to how unique a particular faith is as a feature of the culture(s) you’re positing. If you’re aiming to … Continue reading →


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Faith in Fiction 10: Religions of a Certain Age
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Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Continuing the discussion of religion in fiction, something I try to be aware of is the age of the religion I’m portraying—whether it’s real or invented. When you portray a religion in a story, a key factor in how it … Continue reading →


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Faith in Fiction 9: Grist for the Mill

Posted on October 3, 2012 by
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In Saudi Arabia, all citizens are rqurieed to be Muslims, and the public practice of other religions is forbidden. Private practice of other religions is sometimes allowed and sometimes persecuted; there is no law protecting even this.Iran is officially a … Continue reading →


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Faith in Fiction 4: Writing Belief Systems
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Posted on May 16, 2012 by
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Neutrality, Ambiguity, Humor, and Affection An aspiring writer once asked me how he might write about religion “safely.” He had collected an array of anecdotes and stories from his business dealings but was afraid that if he fictionalized them, he’d … Continue reading →


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