My 3 Laws of Religion in Fantasy Fiction (as a Catholic Christian)

Get the notes: https://legendfiction.substack.com/p/... | How do you write religion in a fantasy novel without turning it into a flat copy of Christianity, a thin Aslan imitation, or a giant theology dump? Dominic explores “the three laws of using religion in fiction,” inspired by Brandon Sanderson’s Laws of Magic, and applies them to worldbuilding, fantasy faith systems, Christ figures, divine mystery, moral magic, and character misunderstanding. Fictional religion becomes richer when writers start small, keep the mystery close to the character, and allow faith, culture, ego, and misunderstanding to develop inside the story. What You’ll Learn ✅ Why fictional religion should begin with one small truth ✅ How misunderstanding makes faith systems more dramatic ✅ Why magic tied to religion becomes a moral act ✅ How to avoid copying Aslan or writing theology dumps 00:00 My 3 laws of religion 00:57 Sanderson’s Laws of Magic 05:54 Building believable religions 10:16 Pre-Christian fantasy worlds 14:21 Magic as a moral act 17:06 The three religion laws 21:25 Law one – Start small 25:53 Law two – Misunderstanding matters 29:34 Law three – Expand first #FantasyWriting #Worldbuilding #ChristianFiction