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@brandon-miller I think fantasy’s strength comes in part from its freedom and ability to create wonder. Fantasy is the genre where anything can happen- where writers uncork primal wonders, raise and tear down new worlds and cultures, create laws and universes spurred on by unlimited creativity. This gives fantasy a boundless feel, which in turn allows fantasy’s themes to be explored in places of freshness and wonder that strengthens them, makes them stand out sharply.

I do, also, see a lot of skepticism of fantasy in conservative Christians, and usually I find this stems from fantasy pulling ideas from pagan cultures. Of course, fantasy doesn’t have to be this way (at least not deliberately) and that doesn’t necessarily detract from the truth of a fantasy’s theme, but I do think that is a piece of it