tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post113719325136309733..comments2024-02-18T12:18:45.788-05:00Comments on Sun and Shield: Paganism and Christianity in Juliet Marillier's fictionMartin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-15341712286169177492014-09-09T20:45:24.077-04:002014-09-09T20:45:24.077-04:00Thanks, Anonymous, for your perspective. I know ne...Thanks, Anonymous, for your perspective. I know next to nothing about Eastern Orthodox theology.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-2212848301789061762014-09-09T14:57:34.166-04:002014-09-09T14:57:34.166-04:00You can see in Eastern Orthodox theology a very di...You can see in Eastern Orthodox theology a very different model of seeing salvation and understanding the grace of God towards all of mankind. It is a very healing and refreshing perspective that does not divide humans into Christian and non-Christian. It echoes what you have written here and Lewis' thoughts on the salvation of mankind, while yet not crossing into universalism. Although several Orthodox have been and are universalists, or at least hopeful universalists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-76178199602419291222010-01-17T05:36:59.184-05:002010-01-17T05:36:59.184-05:00Amen. Thank you, Steve S.Amen. Thank you, Steve S.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-76303648397127153972010-01-16T23:02:38.613-05:002010-01-16T23:02:38.613-05:00Lewis had the capacity to see how things might con...Lewis had the capacity to see how things might contain vestigial truth or hint at the meta-truth Christians welcome in the Scriptures. He, unlike many of our day, invited an investigation of the range of human spiritual experience -- not because it was equally valid -- but because the universal longings and many of the cardinal virtues were to be found there. These he rightly (in my opinion, anyway) concluded might serve as guideposts, signs pointing toward the larger reality that is complete only in Jesus Christ. <br /><br />Even the Apostle Paul does this at times, (as on Mars Hill), for the express purpose of turning those fragments of truth which the Greeks had to his purpose of introducing them to the Person of Truth -- the SOn of God.<br /><br />It has been a particular pain to me to see how often the religious of the present day go to war with these things that we might put to better use as bridges to God's grace.<br /><br />-Steve S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-6904087881752141322008-08-14T05:19:00.000-04:002008-08-14T05:19:00.000-04:00August 14, 2008: Thanks, intrigued american.August 14, 2008: Thanks, intrigued american.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-73119778140521091582008-08-13T19:44:00.000-04:002008-08-13T19:44:00.000-04:00Intelligence + Christianity + Open Mindedness = a ...Intelligence + Christianity + Open Mindedness = a rare find! Great commentary. Very interesting reading list that I may check out. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-52670559238336453812007-10-23T07:21:00.000-04:002007-10-23T07:21:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comment. God's best to you and you...Thanks for your comment. God's best to you and your friends.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-42545729462086605082007-10-22T20:32:00.000-04:002007-10-22T20:32:00.000-04:00Martin, you inspired me. For a while now a way of ...Martin, you inspired me. For a while now a way of looking at something has been mulling around in my head. Thank you for bringing it to the foreground. Being Christian and having several pagan friends I sometimes wonder if there isn't a scripture to cover those we love. So I'm headed back to the New Testament and my blog with questions arising. <BR/><BR/>Peace!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527606943179561117noreply@blogger.com