tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post3516918734430155159..comments2023-05-26T10:55:27.696-04:00Comments on Jc_Freak: Faith in ComicsJc_Freak:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14780031497091443526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-54589935509454418072008-12-02T15:28:00.000-05:002008-12-02T15:28:00.000-05:00It's refreshing to have a character like agent Ell...It's refreshing to have a character like agent Ellison - who is treated respectfully and is also deals with Christian faith issues. We'll have to see if his faith can withstand it. :)Kevin Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472900037134045450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-29679506336481676182008-12-02T14:43:00.000-05:002008-12-02T14:43:00.000-05:00I do actually watch terminator. There are quite a ...I do actually watch terminator. There are quite a bit of biblical references, especially with the agent who is a Christian. That is something my faith could withstand though, because we are dealing with a human creation, rather than a metaphysical encounter.Jc_Freak:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14780031497091443526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-59724727671672767222008-12-02T13:24:00.000-05:002008-12-02T13:24:00.000-05:00Hi Martin, Do you follow the Sarah Connor Chronicl...Hi Martin, Do you follow the Sarah Connor Chronicles (Terminator series)? I've been fascinated with the number of Biblical references, andhow often it has dealt with faith issues. I suppose this is natural with a series about the end of the world. Add to that that it's about a creation that has become evil and is trying to usurp the intentions of its creator - you get some interesting parallels. <BR/><BR/>Ditto on Greedo and Star Trek 5.<BR/><BR/>Regarding how people answer the faith question. Keith Drury did an interesting post on this a while back: <A HREF="http://www.drurywriting.com/keith/ask.me.how.i.know.he.lives.htm" REL="nofollow">You Ask Me How I Know He Lives?</A>Kevin Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472900037134045450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-87689376999803631332008-12-01T11:12:00.000-05:002008-12-01T11:12:00.000-05:00But here's the thing about fantasy. Faith only mak...But here's the thing about fantasy. Faith only makes sense given the world that is constructed. This is why I didn't really tackle fantasy, but comics. Each fantasy story is a different world, and faith would work differently in each. I could be a Christian in Middle Earth or Narnia. I could even be one in the world of the Riddle-Master, or Eragon. But that's not true of every world because these worlds are made up, and the reality of God in this world hinges on the author, not on actual truth. That's my whole point.<BR/><BR/>And I will probably read that book ;-)Jc_Freak:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14780031497091443526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-87736888924613127682008-12-01T03:44:00.000-05:002008-12-01T03:44:00.000-05:00You may be interested in this fiction book? Summa ...You may be interested in this fiction book? <A HREF="http://voxday.net/mart/SummaElvetica.pdf" REL="nofollow">Summa Elvetica</A>. Apparently it delves into what faith means in a fantasy world.bethyadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990677679970591625noreply@blogger.com