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The Romance of Religion : Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty by Dwight Longenecker is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

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C. S. Lewis said that Christianity works on us like every other myth, except it is a myth that really happened. Dwight Longenecker grabs this idea and runs with it, showing that the Christian story is the greatest story ever told because it gathers up what is true in all the fantasy stories of the world and makes them as solid, true, and real as a tribe of dusty nomads in the desert or the death of a carpenter-king. In The Romance of Religion Longenecker calls for the return of the romantic hero—the hero who knows his frailty and can fight the good fight with panache, humor, and courage. Conflict and romance are everywhere in the story of Christ, and our response is to dust off our armor, don our broad-brimmed hats, pick up our swords, and do battle for Christ with confidence, wonder, and joy. Is religion no more than a fairy tale? No, it is more than a fairy tale—much more: it is all the fairy tales and fantastic stories come true here and now. “This book is witty, whimsical, and deadly serious. With panache and aplomb, Dwight Longenecker sets out to prove that Christianity is, in every sense of the word, fabulous. And does he succeed in his quest? I encourage you to read it to f

Who reads The Romance of Religion : Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty?

Author

Dwight Longenecker

Publisher

Thomas Nelson Incorporated

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780849921957

Category

religious

Subjects

Christian, Fiction, Religion

Rating

4.03 / 5 (48 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13