Episode 514: Christians Reading Romantasy?

On January 10th of this year, book lovers lined up to purchase the newest release in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros.  These books are part of a genre known as romantic fantasy, or "romantasy" - and its popularity is exploding. But how should Christian women relate to romantasy literature? Recently, a church member reached out to us with some unease about how nonchalantly her Christian friends were imbibing the explicit sexual imagery in these novels. So we invited her to come on the podcast and talk about it! In this episode, Adrienne joins us to discuss the rise of romantasy, the ways that it can steer us away from a godly view of sex and intimacy, and how Christians can better commend what is good, true and beautiful.

(0:00) Introductions: Guess Who’s Baaaaaack??
(2:15) The Rise of Romantasy and What Makes it Problematic
(11:27) Two Main Romantasy Markets
(15:50) Why Escapism is a Powerful Temptation
(19:29) What Does it Mean to Engage Culture?
(32:38) How to Commend Good Art

Article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/christians-need-know-romantasy/