tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post7819256296264473291..comments2024-02-18T12:18:45.788-05:00Comments on Sun and Shield: The Spirit Ring, by Lois McMaster Bujold: A Christian Novel?Martin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-22637612180401447392023-01-31T04:24:00.379-05:002023-01-31T04:24:00.379-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987079178994602312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-83486368953001258822023-01-27T04:27:30.873-05:002023-01-27T04:27:30.873-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Thomas Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884950675840052941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-63311811167087365402020-09-19T01:58:30.134-04:002020-09-19T01:58:30.134-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Stock Homeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191747027289472265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-34284630985295823312012-06-24T06:06:18.339-04:002012-06-24T06:06:18.339-04:00Thank you so much, Teddi Deppner.
In the intervie...Thank you so much, Teddi Deppner.<br /><br />In the interview, Bujold said "That said, every writer writes their world-view, as inescapably as breathing. But that's not a choice or an agenda, that's just a constraint."<br /><br />But she doesn't say (or get asked) anything much about her world-view.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-20066899753200909632012-06-23T17:21:13.060-04:002012-06-23T17:21:13.060-04:00Fascinating take on how to determine if a book is ...Fascinating take on how to determine if a book is "Christian" in terms of the storyline. Enjoyed your perspective.<br /><br />Per your comment on my personal blog, Martin, I've looked around for the specific place(s) that Lois Bujold has talked about her approach to storytelling, and her awareness of the collaboration that takes place between the writer and the reader.<br /><br />I seem to recall her discussing it in several interviews or essays, but have only thus far found one reference (there's a lot of materials to pore through at dendarii.com, the fan-run site where I get much of my Bujold info). She said, <br /><br />"Another problem with the question is that there are no books, only readings. Given the same words-in-a-row, each reader will construct a different experience in their head depending on what they bring to the text; and so, it follows, will take away different messages as well."<br /><br />Full article here: <a href="http://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com/newsletter/2010_05.shtml#interview" rel="nofollow">http://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com/newsletter/2010_05.shtml#interview</a>Teddi Deppnerhttp://www.teddideppner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-18781548531956457272009-08-19T06:01:10.041-04:002009-08-19T06:01:10.041-04:00Thanks, David Murdoch.
I didn't say that I di...Thanks, David Murdoch.<br /><br />I didn't say that I didn't believe in absolution by priests, but that I didn't believe that it was <i>necessary</i>, and linked to a Bible verse to back this up. As you say, it is scriptural, although I'm not sure that the verse you quoted specifies a particular, special group of Christians, as opposed to Christians in general.<br /><br />We aren't going to solve differences between Catholics and Protestants here.<br /><br />I'm sorry, but I'm not familiar with your book. My criteria are pretty loose.<br /><br />Thanks again for commenting.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-37414788807190462132009-08-19T05:54:57.973-04:002009-08-19T05:54:57.973-04:00Thanks, George. I should have guessed who you were...Thanks, George. I should have guessed who you were, from recent events. You, according to Blogger, have chosen not to allow your profile to be displayed, which may be wise. However, that means that a person can't get to your blog through comments you leave on other people's blogs. (I have subscribed to yours, using Google Reader, but am behind in blog-reading, yet again.)<br /><br />I don't think Christians should touch magic with a 10-foot pole. There's no suggestion of that being approved by God in the NT, and some suggestions to the contrary. (The same is true of the OT.) I think that magic is possible, but that it is often, perhaps always, powered by demons. Miracles are powered by God.<br /><br /><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/magic" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a definition for <i>magic</i>: the art of producing a desired effect or result through the use of incantation or various other techniques that presumably assure human control of supernatural agencies or the forces of nature.<br /><br />I would differ, in that I am afraid that it really isn't "human control."<br /><br />I know little about the so-called prosperity gospel, but wonder if that isn't a form of invoking magic?Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-49863243905471522482009-08-18T21:40:43.759-04:002009-08-18T21:40:43.759-04:00Absolution by priests is scriptural and it is what...Absolution by priests is scriptural and it is what Jesus Christ established. <br /><br />John 20:23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. <br /><br />I think my own book would probably pass that criteria for a 'christian book'.<br /><br />God Bless,David Murdochhttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/Ana-Markovic/David-Murdoch/e/9781606936481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-54249195397252299332009-08-18T18:15:15.045-04:002009-08-18T18:15:15.045-04:00Nice summary, Dr. LaBar. I was wondering how you ...Nice summary, Dr. LaBar. I was wondering how you would view the topic of magic in relation to a Christian worldview. I haven't read the book, so I don't know the details of how magic influences the direction of the plot. Don't you think this is a relevant topic (magic) in relation to faith in today's world? Our New Age friends have made it so.<br /><br />By the way, I'm George Gasperson. Didn't know my last name didn't come through with my last comment.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683551511993825906noreply@blogger.com