3 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Gregory of Nyssa's allegorical reading of the life of Moses as a model of the soul's ascent to God. The text interprets Moses's encounters with God — the burning bush, Sinai, the cloud — as stages of deepening mystical union culminating in the experience of divine darkness.
Scottish author and Christian minister (1824-1905), a pioneering figure of fantasy literature whose works directly influenced C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and G.K. Chesterton. Lewis credited him as his master and spiritual director. His work blends fairy tale, myth, Christian universalism, and psychological depth.
A lecture or lecture series exploring the intersection of Christian theological tradition with the wonder tale and fairy tale genre, examining how Christian narrative incorporates and transforms the archetypal structures of folk wonder tales — miraculous intervention, transformation, quest, and divine encounter.