Some stories that do
not come from sacred Christian texts still do reflect Christian themes, are intended to foster Christian values, or address spiritual or folk
? traditions. These stories are considered by some (
who???) 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]?.
- Stories about Santa Claus, [Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer]?, the [Little Drummer Boy]?, [Frosty the Snowman]?, the [Easter Bunny]?, and other holiday traditions.
- 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:
See also:
Myth,
Mythology,
Islamic mythology,
Hebrew mythology,
Greek mythology
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