tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932989044385275551.post7270836795071284498..comments2024-02-26T20:14:24.821-06:00Comments on Father Talks Too Fast: Shakespeare, The Golden Compass, and a guy named A.C. BradleyFr. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406376933563447526noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932989044385275551.post-52483993803149939062012-03-18T14:36:13.043-05:002012-03-18T14:36:13.043-05:00Thanks, FF, for cutting to the core of the goodnes...Thanks, FF, for cutting to the core of the goodness within (or lack thereof in the case of HDM). You know my feelings about Rawling, et. al. and about Lewis and Tolkien, but it appears that Rawling is beginning to find her way into the Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton CAMP in my mind. Again, thanks for your insight.Fr. Rollinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008503402503726932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932989044385275551.post-58318345492050262152011-12-17T10:22:14.384-06:002011-12-17T10:22:14.384-06:00Oops, sorry, Jill; you're absolutely right. ...Oops, sorry, Jill; you're absolutely right. A good distinction you made there: "If human nature is portrayed truly, it cannot *not* be Christian. But maybe you meant 'religious'." <br /><br />That's what I love about the insights that guys as far apart chronologically as Basil the Great and G.K. Chesterton had: that there is Christian stuff in the great epics and tragedies of the unevangelized. I think it's Tertullian who, despite disliking pagan literature, said *anima naturaliter Christiana*, "the soul is naturally Christian". <br /><br />And, you're welcome to the fact you don't have to read The Golden Compass. I figured if I'm gonna start talking about these books, especially the controversial ones, I better know something about them, and Pullman's are the most notorious, most likely to need a ready answer, and the most likely to make me look silly if I say "I haven't read them". But that's my job: to take that particular bullet so good moms and dads can just skip 'em!Fr. Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406376933563447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932989044385275551.post-48501233072549537112011-12-16T19:13:24.951-06:002011-12-16T19:13:24.951-06:00Father, great post. I would question your stateme...Father, great post. I would question your statement that you don't need a literary work to be 'Christian' as long as it is true to human nature. Aren't these two things inseparable, if Christ = Truth and Truth is written on the human heart? If human nature is portrayed truly, it cannot _not_ be Christian. But maybe you meant "religious". <br />Otherwise a great post with great points. I haven't read nor will probably ever read The Golden Compass but it's nice that there are people like you to read it for me. :) Take care and God bless you!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752189592297542479noreply@blogger.com