What is Apologetics Fiction?
Apologetics fiction entertains readers like any good story, but it also seeks to answer readers’ questions about God, Jesus, the Bible, and life.
Why it matters
#1: Young Christians Are Leaving The Church
This trending genre matters because 50 to 70 percent of young Christians today walk away from the church even before they get to college. Why? Because their parents and pastors aren’t answering their questions about God.[1]
Let’s get real, most young adults won’t study tomes on Christian apologetics to find answers to their questions about God. But they will read a good story. The Revelation of Emery Audubon and other apologetics fiction is an innovative way to learn about Jesus Christ and find answers to hard questions about faith — while enjoying a good story!
#2: It’s Better To Win Spiritual Battles Than To Lose Them
Apologetics fiction also provides a compelling alternative to the overdose of stories about witches, wizards, and zombies claiming to win battles. But these characters use tactics that don’t equip us to win our own spiritual battles, battles that impact our real lives.
So, what does equip us to win our spiritual battles? Read The Revelation of Emery Audubon to find out how one college student uses the Bible to fight her battle against the evil that is deeply entrenched at her university and is now out to ruin her life.
#3: It’s Costly Not To Disciple The Nations
There’s one more reason apologetics fiction matters – the biggest reason. Jesus Christ has called his followers to “disciple the nations” (Matthew 28:18-20). This means not only sharing the gospel and other biblical truths with individuals and in churches, it also means discipling (reforming) our nation’s systems and institutions — education, the arts, science, religion, business, media, and yes, government — so that they reflect heaven on earth. This means being salt and light everywhere. It means making Christianity a force to be reckoned with in the midst of opposition in the public square.
The shocking truth is, if we Christians don’t disciple the nations the devil does as evidenced by the steep downgrade in American cultural norms since the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.[2] While millions of individuals (including me) came to faith during the Jesus Revolution and church services got livelier, this revival did not move on to reform our systems and institutions. Secular atheists filled the gap, reinventing marriage, schools, sports, “the science,” the arts, media, and much more. Meanwhile, many of us got sucked in, going along and getting along. And many churches took a nap.
Does discipling the nations sound like a job we secretly hope someone else does while we cheer from the sidelines? Apologetics fiction to the rescue! The Revelation of Emery Audubon models what discipling the nations can look like for you and me. Even if we’re not all that brave. Even if we’re young.
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[1] For more on this topic, an excellent read is So The Next Generation Will Know: Training Young Christians For A Challenging World by Sean McDowell and J. Warner Wallace.
[2] Pastor Dutch Sheets observed this in his genius Give Him 15 post on February 2, 2024.
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