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                ![The Hollow Christians Of End Times Fiction, Part 3 (Paul Maltby)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/03/apocalypse-albert_goodwin.webp)

### [The Hollow Christians Of End Times Fiction, Part 3 (Paul Maltby)](/religioustheory/posts/the-hollow-christians-of-end-times-fiction-part-3-paul-maltby/)

March 3, 2020 — By Paul Maltby

The following is the third of a three-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. End Times fiction must be distinguished from other literary

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### [The Hollow Christians Of End Times Fiction, Part 2 (Paul Maltby)](/religioustheory/posts/the-hollow-christians-of-end-times-fiction-part-2-paul-maltby/)

February 25, 2020 — By Paul Maltby

The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. End Times fiction’s unrelenting focus on human sinfulness and unworthiness, a

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### [The Hollow Christians Of End Times Fiction, Part 1 (Paul Maltby)](/religioustheory/posts/the-hollow-christians-of-end-times-fiction-part-1-paul-maltby/)

February 18, 2020 — By Paul Maltby

A flaw at the heart of End Times fiction gravely weakens its credibility as Christian literature. Its stock characters lack the degree of interiority required

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### [Horror Fiction And Catholic Theology – A Rhetorical Synthesis, Part 2 (Gavin Hurley)](/religioustheory/posts/horror-fiction-and-catholic-theology-a-rhetorical-synthesis-part-2-gavin-hurley/)

January 5, 2020 — By Gavin Hurley

The following is the second of a two-part-series. The first can be read here. What specifically sets horror apart from other genres such as fantasy and science

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### [Horror Fiction And Catholic Theology – A Rhetorical Synthesis, Part 1 (Gavin Hurley)](/religioustheory/posts/horror-fiction-and-catholic-theology-a-rhetorical-synthesis-gavin-hurley/)

December 29, 2019 — By Gavin Hurley

Catholic horror—horror fiction that integrates Catholic perspectives into the fiction itself—is often be seen by Catholics to be incompatible with the mission

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