Adam Navis

Story as Theological Form Adam Navis

I have always been more moved-and to more lasting effect-by stories than by the sub-genres of non-fiction, including sermons, biblical commentary, philosophical argument, or self-help. I had this gut feeling that Christians should take stories more seriously, but I couldn't articulate to my satisfaction why I felt this way. I wanted to know why stories capture our imagination. What does it mean to call a story a Christian story? And perhaps most importantly, how can we, as individuals and the Church, learn to tell better stories?This book is the result of my attempt to understand how stories work, why Christians might be hesitant to tell them, and how stories could be the preferred form if we have anything to say about God, the world, or our role in it. Yet, I would be remiss if I only used non-fiction to herald the virtues of fiction, which is why the book concludes with a novella (Searching for E) that includes many of the themes of the earlier chapters.