Christian mythology

Some stories that reflect Christian themes, are intended to foster Christian values, or that address spiritual but non-sacred or folk? traditions are considered by some to constitute a body of Christian mythology. Many of these include characteristics of fantasy fiction.

A selection of such stories might include:

• Hagiographies, that is, stories of the lives of the saints.
• Many of the stories involving Lucifer, which owe more to John Milton's [Paradise Lost]? than to the Bible.
• The legends of King Arthur and other tales of medieval chivalry, especially the Quest for the [Holy Grail]?.
• The results of Christian fusions with other cultures, such as Vodun.
• Stories about angels, [guardian angels]?, devils, and tales of making pacts with the Devil (see e.g. Faust?).
• Stories about the physical appearances of angels with white robes, a halo, and wings.
• Stories about the physical appearances of the Devil wearing a red suit or having bright red skin, carrying a pitchfork? and having a forked tail and horns.
• [Pilgrim's Progress]? by [John Bunyan]?.
• Some (see "Myth Matters," Christianity Today [1]) classify certain modern works as Christian mythology, such as C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia or Oscar Wilde's [The Selfish Giant]?. Some people would include J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in this category, and, perhaps, [George MacDonald]?'s "At the Back of the North Wind," "Lilith," and "Phantastes."

External links:

• [The Selfish Giant]

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See also: Myth, Mythology, Islamic mythology, Hebrew mythology, Greek mythology

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