Why is everyone hearing the words 'Faith Based Fantasy', and assuming Christianity? There are [gasp] other religions, you know!
I think that was acknowledged early in the thread.
I had asked if anyone could speak to other fantasy stories specific to another religion, but haven't see anything yet. There is time; threads are immortal. I might take this opportunity to clarify a bit. I'm not talking about a fantasy story in which this or that fantasy religion is drawn from Islam or paganism or whatever. Rather, I'm talking about the faith-based themes and issues that arise within that religion. Many of these might have little resonance outside their own context, but they matter a great deal within that context. I simply don't know what are the central and abiding themes of doctrine and practice within Jainism or Buddhism or Shinto or even Judaism. It would be interesting to know if there is a fantasy literature that incorporates them, whatever they might be.