In the digital age, there’s a particular pleasure to seeing an article in print, and I was delighted to be published in a recent edition of the Christian Research Journal with my article Choose Your Own Enchantment: Freedom and Conscience in What We Watch.
We must choose wisely which stories we allow to enchant us. Stories are powerful; they can transport us to other worlds and take us into other minds. Like the wardrobe to Narnia or Doctor Who’s police box time machine, a story is “bigger on the inside.” Time passes differently in stories, and we return to our present reality having perhaps experienced years or lifetimes. A well-made film or television show can touch a heart, change a mind, or redirect a life.