tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6538559471487189382..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Filming The Earth Book IIKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-36708900484870836782017-01-24T15:12:01.043+00:002017-01-24T15:12:01.043+00:00Kaor, Paul!
I hadn't thought of that, but I a...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I hadn't thought of that, but I agree! Any GOOD films about Nicholas van Rijn would have to show that, besides being an exuberant wheeler and dealer who amply enjoyed the pleasures of this life, he was also a sincerely devout Catholic. Even if Old Nick's somewhat noisily expressed piety would grate on the sensibilities of some (such as him sometimes referring to God as "You up there"!).<br /><br />"The Problem Of Pain" and "The Season Of Forgivenes" are other Technic stories where PA examined Christianity sympathetically. ENSIGN FLANDRY gives us Commander Max Abrams, a devout Jew from the Jewish settled planet Dayan. And both A KNIGHT OF GHOSTS AND SHADOWS and THE GAME OF EMPIRE shows us non human and human Christians (such as Fr. F.X. Axor).<br /><br />Another character, Adzel, like Fr. Axor, is a draco/centauroid from Woden. Adzel became a Buddhist. And suggested in "The Troubletwisters" that many Ikranankans would find Buddhism more appealing than the fear of demons and magic prevalent among the more dominant societies.<br /><br />I get the impression that Poul Anderson had the most respect for Christianity (such as the Catholic Church), Judaism, and Buddhism, of all human religions and philosophies. The few mentions of Islam we see in his works range from merely neutral to frank dislike (but PA carefully stressed many Muslims are decent PERSONS).<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-61899005868552296472017-01-24T14:39:25.344+00:002017-01-24T14:39:25.344+00:00Sean,
It would also be possible to present Christi...Sean,<br />It would also be possible to present Christianity sympathetically in Technic History films.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-13109855938935153812017-01-24T14:36:02.061+00:002017-01-24T14:36:02.061+00:00Kaor, Paul!
I am disturbed by the Ythrian New Fai...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I am disturbed by the Ythrian New Faith's conception of God as the Hunter, that He pursues anyone as a hunter does his prey. And the New Faith's assertion that what pleases God is how strongly the "prey" resists Him is also repellent.<br /><br />No, I have to reaffirm my conviction that God is far more truthfully portrayed as a King and Creator who takes a kindly concern in His creation. And of course Christians believe God's concern for His creation extended to Him even becoming Man, dying on the Cross, and rising from the dead for our salvation.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com