It took forever for Book 5 to hit Kiev. I'll be in the States at least part of the summer, so I'll be able to pick up the new Harry right away. Life is good. JK Rowling is a beautiful, Presbyterian genius.
Posted by Discoshaman at décembre 24, 2004 02:24 AM | TrackBack
I haven't read any of the Potter Books; but I imagined someone doing a piece called 'Why Gandalf is a Catholic and Harry Potter is a Prostestant'.
Posted by: Brian Greenwell at décembre 24, 2004 03:31 AMHeh. I think Gandalf is CoE. . . ;-) Both Tolkien and Rowling are further proof that only liturgical Christians write good books.
Posted by: Discoshaman at décembre 24, 2004 04:50 AMI will stand up for at least one fellow Baptist, John Bunyan. Pilgrims Progress is kind of old, though.The Farie Queene is by Edmond Spencer; wasn't he some kind of Puritan? There is John Milton as well. I know they are back numbers. It is hard to think of any non-liturgical writers making good books these days.
Posted by: Brian Greenwell at décembre 24, 2004 05:29 AMIt is hard to think of any non-liturgical writers making good books these days.
Hey! What about Jenkins and LaHaye?
Oh, wait. . . Ne'rmind. . .
Posted by: The Duchess at décembre 24, 2004 12:20 PMMost of my favorite writers are Christians (Lewis, Tolkien and Williams), but Eco is not. How do you like The Name of the Rose? Is it not a good book? Pehaps good in quality but not in message? Maybe we need to dispute the meaning of "good books."
How about Ursula K LeGuin, do you like her stuff?
I read Focualt's Pendulum years ago. Bag the 'Da Vinci Code'; someone should make a movie out of this.
Posted by: Brian Greenwell at décembre 24, 2004 04:27 PMJoel-
We're off to the ballet, so I'll answer quickly. Most of my favorite books are NOT written by Christians. I meant only that of the rare readable bit of fiction written by Christians, the vast majority seems to be done by believers of a liturgical bent. :-)
Posted by: Discoshaman at décembre 24, 2004 04:53 PMAh! I can toss no clogs at that.
Posted by: Joel at décembre 24, 2004 06:01 PMTo Brian Greenwell:
Edmund Spenser, author of the Faerie Queene, was not a Puritan, but an Anglican who celebrated Elizabeth I's role as the head of the English church. Of course, he also was anti-Catholic, and his romance allegories illustrated his concept of the difference between the Roman Catholic Church and the one true apostolic Church he believed the English Protestants were reconstructing.