tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post8487675921386754913..comments2012-10-02T14:56:10.134-07:00Comments on Back to the Mountains: MindFlights 2: The StoriesStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793038831644847951noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-26793029427755685502008-05-23T10:51:00.000-07:002008-05-23T10:51:00.000-07:00To read about the background of "The Other's Missi...To read about the background of "The Other's Mission," I wrote a behind the story article that is posted on my website here: <A HREF="http://www.author.matthewwuertz.com/Documents/The_Others_Mission_Story.htm" REL="nofollow">http://www.author.matthewwuertz.com/Documents/The_Others_Mission_Story.htm</A><BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to review my story.<BR/><BR/>-Matthew WuertzMatthew Wuertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268129429239157271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-64918673132443747042008-05-21T10:14:00.000-07:002008-05-21T10:14:00.000-07:00Steve, I would agree about the "love" gospel, exce...Steve, I would agree about the "love" gospel, except for Jesus. Any character who sacrifices his life to save another is simply mirroring what Christ did on a Grand scale, whether the author intended it or not. That allusion is powerful and I think qualifies a work as Christian fiction if the author was intentional in his inclusion of it. <BR/><BR/>(Such a slippery slope, this classification business).<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-63705036862265429342008-05-20T15:54:00.000-07:002008-05-20T15:54:00.000-07:00Great reviews. I remember the ratio of "good to ba...Great reviews. I remember the ratio of "good to bad" being about the same when the tour featured DKA.Kameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457219206246387217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-58799249671214871162008-05-20T14:31:00.000-07:002008-05-20T14:31:00.000-07:00Thank you for your comments. I'm out of the loop, ...Thank you for your comments. I'm out of the loop, though, since I have not read any Wiccan SF/F! :) Best regards.<BR/><BR/>Michael A. Healdmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072843353685590084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-77413929879352366842008-05-20T12:28:00.000-07:002008-05-20T12:28:00.000-07:00While "The Other's Mission" certainly fits with Ch...While "The Other's Mission" certainly fits with Christian ideas, it could have been written by someone espousing a mere "love gospel" replete with platitudes and warm fuzzies. That's why I say that it isn't <I>specifically</I> Christian. In context, however, it is <I>probably</I> Christian.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793038831644847951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-35174373065552052112008-05-20T11:43:00.000-07:002008-05-20T11:43:00.000-07:00Someone will probably take issue with my statement...<I>Someone will probably take issue with my statement that "The Significance of Snowflakes" is the sole specifically Christian story in the group.</I> Ha! You read my mind. I reviewed "The Other's Mission," and, like you, thought it was a missionary story. And a Christian missionary story, at that. I don't think a story to be so named must approach Christianity with realism. Allegory is fine and so is symbolism or typology. <BR/><BR/>As to pagans writing "Christian fiction" if the latter is to be considered, I'd say, Sort of. That's exactly what C.S. Lewis discovered in his reading of mythology--even the pagans have myths that uncover our longing for a God who loves us, a Redeemer who saves us.<BR/><BR/>I suppose, in trying to label the fiction, an author's intent would have to be taken into consideration. So Lewis, who was certainly intentional in his depiction of Aslan and who was a believer, would be writing Christian fiction. Asimov (never read him, so I'm going by what you're saying here) would not.<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-61665760739383688792008-05-20T08:59:00.000-07:002008-05-20T08:59:00.000-07:00I enjoyed reading your comments about MindFlights....I enjoyed reading your comments about MindFlights. I especially agreed with your assessment about the longer stories. Just post them as-is rather than having to go to another page.<BR/><BR/>MikeMike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627641209631475708noreply@blogger.com