tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post8157945597583861841..comments2024-02-18T12:18:45.788-05:00Comments on Sun and Shield: What is a Christian Novel?Martin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-1123884329386587192022-07-31T22:24:21.442-04:002022-07-31T22:24:21.442-04:00As of 2022, the Speculative Faith blog seems to ha...As of 2022, the Speculative Faith blog seems to have gone out of business. Too bad.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-46520751638337735982014-03-19T07:10:48.565-04:002014-03-19T07:10:48.565-04:00Speculative Faith has a recent post on this subjec...Speculative Faith has a recent post on this subject, with helpful comments (including one by me, suggesting that readers read this post!). The URL is here:<br />www.speculativefaith.com/2014/03/18/what-does-the-reader-say/Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-2554684768433790562013-02-19T17:09:40.315-05:002013-02-19T17:09:40.315-05:00I received an e-mail comment, as follows:
. . . a...I received an e-mail comment, as follows:<br /><br />. . . author and . . . editor, [name] . . . says there is no such thing as a "Christian" novel, school, movie, etc, etc, etc,<br /><br />He says that since the word Christian means Christlike, it can truly only be applied to people.<br /><br />Just a bit of food for thought.<br /><br />Not my idea - - - but I have pondered on it quite a bit.<br /><br />My response is that, speaking grammatically, and even spiritually, the author mentioned is right. But we use the term as an adjective for things, a lot, and it's not likely to go away. (Christian art, music, also belong in the list above.)<br /><br />What is really meant is a novel by a Christian, or a novel (or painting) with a Christian world-view, I guess, but it's easier to say "Christian music."Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.com