Episode 4 - Questions from the Jar, Part 1
Pondering the current state of Christian fantasy: rereading books; academics in fantasy authors; and fantasy's obsession with predatory animals.
Correction: "Phantastes" (George MacDonald) doesn't end with it all having been a dream.
Books mentioned: C. S. Lewis "Different Tastes in Literature" (article); "Phantastes" (George MacDonald); "Amish Vampires in Space" (Kerry Nietz); The Thrawn Trilogy (Timothy Zahn); Redwall series (Brian Jacques); "Till We Have Faces" (C.S. Lewis); "The Children of Hurin" (J.R.R. Tolkien); "The Great Divorce" (C.S. Lewis); The Wingfeather Saga (Andrew Peterson).