Unexpectedly Catholic: Seeds of the Gospel in 20 Popular Stories

by Mike Schramm, Philip Kosloski (editor)

182 pages, Paperback

Published January 10, 2025

Reviews

[Michelle Rogers · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice collection of essays on various authors and Catholic seeds placed in their works. Some seeds are intentional as the author lives out their Catholic/Christian faith but others are less intentionally placed truths woven into stories. Reading this book inspired me to add a few new books and authors to my "to read" list.

[Michael Bertrand]

This is a collection of essays on the religious aspects of popular sci-fi/ fantasy authors.

Authors covered are:

George MacDonald
Bram Stoker
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert E. Howard
Madeline L'Engle
Frank Herbert
Philip K. Dick (I wrote this one)
Robert Jordan
G.K. Chesterton
Oscar Wilde
George Bernanos
Louis de Wohl
Walker Percy
Walter Miller
Shusaku Endo
Ralph McInerny
Michael D O'Brien
Suzanne Collins
Gene Luen Yang
Ben Hatke

The essays were commissioned by Voyage Comics- a Catholic publisher. I believe all of the essay writers (including me) are Catholic. I haven't read all of the entries yet, but it should be no surprise to anyone that the contents lean towards religious devotion and inspiration.

I'm not going to give a star rating because of the obvious conflict. I highly encourage anyone and everyone to check it out. (Especially my essay!)