tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2112249154043422791..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Religion And ImaginationKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-47328748170622108952017-03-08T15:06:04.239+00:002017-03-08T15:06:04.239+00:00Kaor, Paul!
Possibly, but I would need to reread ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Possibly, but I would need to reread "Duel" to be sure.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-8940753733612117442017-03-08T08:13:10.357+00:002017-03-08T08:13:10.357+00:00Sean,
"Duel on Syrtis"?
Paul.Sean,<br />"Duel on Syrtis"?<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-75503092420961773982017-03-08T07:06:02.752+00:002017-03-08T07:06:02.752+00:00Kaor, Paul!
Your mention of "The Martyr"...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Your mention of "The Martyr" reminds me of how Poul Anderson wrote a number of stories with surprising, even shocking endings. These being "Welcome," "The Martyr," WORLD WITHOUT STARS, and "Eutopia" (are there any others I missed?). I was definitely surprised by the endings of all these stories the first time I read them!<br /><br />I might have included "Sister Planet" as well except it was not quite like the others I listed. The impact or shock in that story laid in what the narrator did, not so much the exact ending of the tale. "Sister Planet" so strongly affected me that I did not read it again for years.<br /><br />Sean Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-55417495802015705102017-03-07T20:06:44.190+00:002017-03-07T20:06:44.190+00:00Kaor, Paul!
Thanks for linking this blog piece to...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Thanks for linking this blog piece to my article! I'm in haste, so this will have to be briefer than I wish.<br /><br />I do believe the Catholic Church will survive to the end of time/Second Coming of Christ. But it does not bother me if some SF writers disagree or at least don't think the Church still exists thousands of years from now. They were writing fictions, so I would expect them to try out different ideas or scenarios.<br /><br />And we do see mention in one of Anderson's Post Imperial stories, "The Sharing of Flesh," of people still believing in God. One of the characters exclaimed, "In the name of God," or "In God's name." That might be a hint of Christianity still existing at that time.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com