https://spencergreenhalgh.com/series/the-missionary/recent posts from spencergreenhalgh.comHugoenThu, 12 Nov 2026 14:13:57 -0500https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-11-12-depicting-mormonism/Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:13:57 -0500https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-11-12-depicting-mormonism/ <p>Depicting Mormonism in fiction is hard because there&rsquo;s the obvious bits (which this series mostly gets right) but also so many details that turn a depiction into a general portrayal of generic conservative Christianity with some superficially Mormon elements. This gets a lot right but enough wrong as to bug me.</p> <p>I have also never been a fan of fantasy stories that riff on Christian cosmology, and while I&rsquo;m sure that some of that comes to still-ingrained secular/profane distinctions, I honestly don&rsquo;t get what the cosmology here is and, therefore, what the stakes of the story are. I enjoyed reading this, but I don&rsquo;t think it was that good.</p>

📚 bookblog: The Missionary, Issues 1-3 (❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤) https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-11-12-depicting-mormonism/