In God's Name: A Short Story

Akiane is a real-life child prodigy born to tolerant, accepting atheists who allowed and encourage her paintings of heavenly visions. Hana Williams was a beautiful child, one of a quiverfull of children who was “trained up” by conservative Christian parents. She later died at their hands. “in gods name” imagines what might happen if a child like Akiane was raised in a household like Hana’s.Akiane is a real-life child prodigy who was born to tolerant, accepting atheists who allowed and encourage her paintings of heavenly visions. Hana Williams was a beautiful child, one of a quiverfull of children who was “trained up” by conservative Christian parents. She later died at their hands. “In God's Name” imagines what might happen if a child like Akiane was raised in a household like Hana’s. This is a short story about a child prodigy "Hanna" and the depth to which her parents sink in God’s name.