David Ascendant (Chronicles of the Nephilim Book 7) (46 page)

Myth Became Fact: Storytelling, Imagination & Apologetics in the Bible

By Brian Godawa

A collection of essays by Brian Godawa about storytelling, imagination, apologetics and the Bible. Some of them have appeared in the novel series,
Chronicles of the Nephilim
and some have been published in various magazines or journals.

The Christian reader will gain inspiration from these insights to use more imagination in their own approach to defending the faith and glorifying God.

To order books and products by Brian Godawa,

as well as FREE articles, just go to the STORE at:

www.godawa.com

AUDIO LECTURES BY BRIAN GODAWA

Brian has spoken around the world on the topic of movies, worldviews, and faith. Now you can purchase some of his presentations on downloadable MP3 directly from his website,
www.godawa.com
! Here are a sample of presentations:

Art, Movies & Worldviews

6-Lecture Series by Brian Godawa

1. The Church and the Arts: Friends or Foes?

2. From Bezalel to Jesus: Art in the Bible

3. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang: Sex & Violence in the Movies

4. That’s More Than Entertainment!: Redemption in the Movies

5. Following Your Heart: Existentialism in the Movies

6. Losing Our Grip on Reality: Postmodernism in the Movies

Screenwriting for Christians

A 9-Lecture Series by Brian Godawa

Brian teaches the basic elements of storytelling used in writing screenplays from a Christian worldview, complete with examples and analysis of movies that illustrate the lessons. Comes with 30 pages of Student Handouts so you can follow along and take the class on tape! This was taught at YWAM's University of the Nations.

1. Introduction/ Sex & Violence & the Bible

2. Christian writer

3. Basic Structure/ Premise/Theme

4. Premise/Theme Part 2

5. Character

6. Plot

7. Scene

8. The Business and the Life of the Writer

9. Analysis of first 10 pages of “The Sixth Sense”

Storytelling, Worldviews & Persuasion

2 Lectures by Brian Godawa

Part 1: Incarnation

The modern Christian exclusive concentration on logic, precision and rationality has missed a fuller Biblical approach. In the Scriptures, truth and persuasion are mediated through imagination and storytelling as well. Brian addresses the power of incarnation used in Biblical storytelling and imagery. Examples from film clips are used to illustrate.

Part 2: Subversion

Brian examines the Biblical usage of subversion through storytelling as a means of engaging culture and capturing it for Christ. He shows how the Apostle Paul used subversion to retell the Stoic story in Christian terms.

Defense of the Faith

12-Lecture Series by Brian Godawa

This is a different approach to apologetics than the typical way that “proves” a generic theism, then “proves” the Bible, then “proves” the resurrection. This series addresses the weaknesses of typical apologetics and explores how to defend the faith on a deeper level, the level of the worldview of the unbeliever.

1. Introduction to Apologetics

2. Logic Part 1: Intro

3. Logic Part 2: fallacies

4. Logic Part 3: fallacies

5. Faith and Reason

6. Antithesis: Acts 17

7. Worldviews Part 1

8. Worldviews Part 2

9. Authority and Truth

10. Authority: Part 2

11. Ethics

12. Technique

Bible Prophecy & the End Times: It’s Not When They Told You It Is

10-Lecture Series by Brian Godawa

The Book of Revelation is more like an Epic Horror Fantasy than a sermon. Brian explores the creative literary imagery of the First Century writings used in Revelation. The Left Behind novel series has made a gazillion dollars based on a popular view of the End Times. What would shock some Christians is to discover that this view is not Biblical. Brian examines the common beliefs of the Left Behind dogma and compares them to the Bible. He shows how the Bible itself explains how most of these prophecies have already been fulfilled. A partial preterist approach to Bible prophecy.

Two options are available for purchase. You can either buy just the MP3 audio, or buy the DVD video versions that have the same audio, BUT ALSO lots of colorful and helpful PowerPoint visuals and film clips for a much richer presentation of the material.

1. Interpreting Bible Prophecy

2. Israel in Prophecy

3. The Last Days

4. The Rapture

5. The Great Tribulation

6. The Anti-Christ

7. The Beast

8. The Coming of Christ

9. The Millennium Part 1

10. The Millennium Part 2

To order these audio lectures and other books and products by Brian Godawa, as well as FREE articles, just go to the STORE at:

www.godawa.com

Sex and Violence for Christian Storytellers

Video or Audio Lecture with Q & A

by Brian Godawa

84 minutes

In this latest version of his "Beyond Sex and Violence" talk, Brian talks to Christian writers and storytellers about their craft (with a focus on movies). He examines the Bible to see just how it deals with the sins of mankind and draws principles how to apply that in storytelling for those who wish to be faithful to their Biblical values without being inauthentic in their picture of the world. A very frank and popular lecture.

Horror: A Biblical Genre

Video or Audio Lecture with Q & A

by Brian Godawa

80 minutes

God likes the horror genre, or else he wouldn’t have used so much of it in the Holy Bible! Brian takes a look at examples of the horror genre in the Bible and in movies and explains how similar they can be as well as the differences. Though this is not intended to turn you into a horror fan, it will be helpful in gaining a broader understanding of the Biblical power and high value that God places on the horror genre in communicating original sin, human nature, the consequences of sin, and prophetic social commentary.