Systematic Mythology

“Systematic Mythology is a brilliant book that will appeal to lovers of sound Christian doctrine who also find the fiction of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle to be greatly edifying. Why that should be is brought out by Agee with consummate clarity.”


—John Hobbins, pastor, Zion Lutheran Church of Oshkosh





“In this deeply original book, Jennifer Agee holds orthodoxy up to the ancient light of myth and the Christian narrative shines anew—abstraction is replaced by concreteness; analysis is joined by imagination; and new worlds of meaning spring up all round the reader. Systematic Mythology bears all the creativity of the monotheistic myth toward which it calls us, yet never loses sight of tradition.”


—Paul Wallace, author of Stars Beneath Us





“Both winsome and incisive, Agee’s exposition of systematic mythology parses logos and mythos in a manner that would have delighted Barfield and given Arnold pause for thought. Her arguments will evoke revaluations of Joseph Campbell, and incur excellent classroom dialogue. I already have a page of quotations to share with colleagues—tastes of a book which challenges intellect and imagination alike, both academically and personally.”


—Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, freelance writer and lecturer