"In literary worlds where goodness is made desirable and where moral order and meaning derive from a morally absolute supernature, the Christian can momentarily relax his vigilance and free his attention for the humble but refreshing pleasures of nature, friendship, and adventure. Perhaps more significantly, an unbeliever can feel he is a stranger in a gracious place, and wish he were at home."

Miriam Hendrix, "Flight to Fantasy," in The Christian Imagination, Ed. Leland Ryken