An Unexpected Journal: Dragons:The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Dragons

An Unexpected Journal: Dragons:The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Dragons

An Unexpected Journal: Dragons:The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Dragons

An Unexpected Journal: Dragons:The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Dragons

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Overview

Dragons: History, Myths, and Legends



Greedy, wicked, vengeful, powerful. Dragons occupy a powerful position in
cultural imaginations across the world and across the years. From C.S.
Lewis's boy who almost deserved to be named Eustace Clarence Scrubb to the
Hydra of Greek mythology, these creatures



Contributors:


  • "Dragonish Thoughts in Our Hearts: Dragons as Mirrors of the Human":
    Junius Johnson on Our Internal Tension
  • "Desolation": Donald Catchings on Joining the Fight and "Violence of
    Fire," a short story on a coming conflict.
  • Excerpt from The Chaos Spiral: Adam Brackin on Dragons in the Bible
  • "Wangerin and Wyrm": Christine Norvell on a Great and Cosmic Evil
  • "A Tale of Two Dragons: Reflections on Corruption, Conviction, Grace,
    and Sacrament": Melissa Cain Travis on a Restoration of Humanity
  • "The Cardinal": Jacqueline Wilson with a poem on a Loss of Humanity
  • "Grathugar": George Scondras with a short story on a Glory-Seeking
    Knight
  • "St George and the Dragon: Inspiration and Identity": W.H.G. Kingston
    on the Heroic Knight
  • "Lewis's Dragons and Materialism: A Reflection on Eustace Scrubb and
    Other Dragons": Clark Weidner on the Need for Imagination
  • "Hercules and the Hydra": Alex Markos on a Christian Retelling
  • "Dragons, Snakes and Demons: A Medieval and Biblical Bestiary for
    Modern Minds": Ted W. Wright on Dragons of History.
  • "Job and His Dragon": Carla Alvarez on the Problem of Evil
  • "The Forbidden Fountain": A short story by Azalea Dabill on a Dragon's
    Poison
  • "Nella Sua Voluntade": Elizabeth Martin on Challenging Dragonish
    Archetypes
  • "Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant: The Dragon of False Memory":
    Tracey Leary on Reconciliation
  • An Excerpt from Dragonslayer: Beginnings: Carey Green on Courage
  • "The Dragon's Demise: Experiencing Apocalypse": Jesse W. Baker on the
    Relevance of Revelation



.Cover Art

Our cover illustration was created by Chilean artist, apologist, and
physician Virginia de la Lastra.



Summer 2022

Volume 5, Issue 2

240 pages


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798765577707
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 06/06/2022
Series: Volume 5 , #2
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

An Unexpected Journal seeks to demonstrate the truth of Christianity through both reason and the imagination to engage the culture from a Christian worldview.
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