tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post6870404447882293537..comments2023-12-27T11:23:38.346-05:00Comments on Vanguard Church - Bob Robinson: Science Fiction - Religious ScienceBob Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-85988240442265294312009-01-31T09:40:00.000-05:002009-01-31T09:40:00.000-05:00Mark,Yes, the term "myth" that Herrick is using is...Mark,<BR/>Yes, the term "myth" that Herrick is using is the one defined by C.S. Lewis: <I>a transcendent story that helps make sense of our place in the cosmos.</I> Lewis suggested that the Christian gospel is "God's myth" - "not because it is fiction, but because it is a story that gives ultimate meaning."Bob Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-22486305937178295162009-01-30T20:01:00.000-05:002009-01-30T20:01:00.000-05:00C.S. Lewis was proposing myths when he wrote the S...C.S. Lewis was proposing myths when he wrote the Space Trilogy and asked the question has the fall happened on other worlds too? <BR/><BR/>I read Ursula LeGuinn take him to task as using Christian doctrine to write stories...manipulate them as a propaganda tool. She did not like the Narnia stories, but I don't recall what she thought about his Space Trilogy.Mark Diebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197749527182706761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-89081324235297203832009-01-30T16:03:00.000-05:002009-01-30T16:03:00.000-05:00It seems that Paul was right when he suggested tha...It seems that Paul was right when he suggested that we all know the truth but we supress it in our unrighteousness. As human beings, we're drawn to stories of "redemption" because we know that things are "not the way they're supposed to be" (to borrow from Plantinga).<BR/><BR/>Now, as Christians, we must draw people to the true story of redemption--not some sci-fi thriller, but the Gospel of the historical Jesus of Nazareth!<BR/><BR/>Of course, (with all due respect to my dispensational brethren), with the "Left Behind" foolishness making a mockery of the Gospel, we have our work cut out for us! :-)<BR/><BR/>GGM<BR/><BR/>BTW--I actually do like that Coldplay record you mentioned (Sshh...don't tell anybody!).Great Googly Moogly!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13348645248449285718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-12901904678803800002009-01-30T14:35:00.000-05:002009-01-30T14:35:00.000-05:00Ooh, ooh. I've got to get my hands on the new issu...Ooh, ooh. I've got to get my hands on the new issue. I'm a complete scifi nerd (but I'm picky about what I like.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com