Richard Beck writes about his experience with Bram Stokers' novel Dracula.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a very Christian novel. I would even say that Dracula is one of the greatest Christian novels of all time. Christianity suffuses the book. Faith is the air the novel breaths. Fans of the novel, of course, are aware of this, but the pious devoutness of the story caught me by surprise.
My wife and I both read and loved Dracula a few years ago. I honestly wasn’t struck by how overt the Christian themes were until I took in Beck’s piece. It’s interesting how integrated into the story those themes were and how that made them seem more subtle. It’s just another example of how good art weaves faith into its narratives without beating you over the head.
Source: richardbeck.substack.com
