Amy MacKinnon
Why Is Alice in Wonderland So Weird?
Alice in Wonderland with the potion that changes Alice's size, the white rabbit, Cheshire cat at the tea party with lots of tea and tea cups
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Finding Faith Everywhere.
God is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty itself.
Wherever they are found, God is also present.
Finding Faith Everywhere.
God is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty itself.
Wherever they are found, God is also present.
Finding Faith Everywhere
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 21, 20234 min read
How Do Detectives Solve their Cases in Best-Selling Fictional Stories?
They have an advantage: there is a method in their madness! If you read or watch enough detective stories, you know that there are...
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Amy MacKinnon
Mar 23, 202215 min read
9 Famous Fictional Characters Who Are Actually Devils in Disguise
Using a real demon as a character in a fictional story creates an incredibly boring story. The solution? Use a devil in disguise!
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Amy MacKinnon
May 11, 20216 min read
How Do Good Stories Teach Virtue?
If you’re going to teach anyone about virtue, teach them the definitions. If you want them to internalize virtue, then read good stories.
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Amy MacKinnon
Dec 15, 202014 min read
Beginner’s Guide to Finding the Christianity Hidden in Fairy Tales and Fiction
Beginner's Guide to Finding the Christianity hidden in fairy tales and fiction shows you the Christianity hiding in plain sight in stories
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 30, 20207 min read
The Trouble with Trelawney
In the Harry Potter series, Sybil Trelawney can be difficult character to defend for Christians. I'll show you how to do that in this post
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 7, 20206 min read
How to Gently Teach Critical Thinking Skills
I will show you how to start teaching critical thinking skills using any story, and engage in creative thinking at the same time.
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Amy MacKinnon
Aug 10, 20206 min read
What is the Point of a Classical Education?
There’s a lot of talk about what a classical education actually is, but what is its goal? And why is it associated with wonder?
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Amy MacKinnon
Jun 28, 20207 min read
Why Teaching Beginnings, Middles, and Ends is a Problem
This unfortunately popular way to teach children about stories is actually a big problem. I’ll explain why and show you a better way
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Amy MacKinnon
Apr 12, 20206 min read
The Little Mermaid: A Christian Fairy Tale
The Little Mermaid by Disney was based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson. The original was built on a Christian framework
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Amy MacKinnon
Apr 4, 20204 min read
Disney and Fairy Tales
The Disney fairy tales are based on older versions of the stories by Mother Goose, the Grimms, and Andersen. Is that a good or a bad thing?
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Amy MacKinnon
Mar 27, 20204 min read
Why Cinderella Wears Glass Slippers
Why Does Cinderella Wear Glass Slippers? That was a question a student asked me once when I was teaching high school literature. We’d...
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Amy MacKinnon
Dec 19, 20195 min read
Why Did Charles Dickens Write "A Christmas Carol?"
Why Did Dickens Name His Book “A Christmas Carol?” Is a story that takes place at Christmas enough to make the story Christian?
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Amy MacKinnon
Dec 1, 20198 min read
Magic in The Lord of the Rings
What kind of magic is there in the Lord of the Rings? How are the elves magic? What about the one ring, Sauron and the magic rings of power?
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Amy MacKinnon
Nov 18, 20196 min read
Magic in The Hobbit
Is there magic in The Hobbit? What About the Magic Ring in The Hobbit? And what is elven magic? From the series, Magic in Christian Fiction.
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Amy MacKinnon
Nov 9, 20197 min read
Magic in Narnia
Why is the wardrobe magical? Aslan talks about the “deep magic” that rules Narnia, but what is that? What about the White Witch?
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 27, 20195 min read
Magic in Fairy Tales
If fairy tales are Christian stories, and Christian stories are always about salvation, how do we explain the magic in fairy tales?
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 20, 20197 min read
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, and Christian Stories
A story that is about a practicing Christian who does nothing wrong is boring. So what makes a fictional story a good story?
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 18, 20195 min read
Harry Potter and Fairy Tales
There are 3 reasons in this blog post about why I think that Harry Potter is a fairy tale, and that Harry is from the world of Faerie.
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 12, 20194 min read
Fractured Fairy Tales
Satire exposes the ideas that we’ve adopted without really thinking them through. But is this appropriate for young children?
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