tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post115881500023767602..comments2023-11-05T03:47:03.674-07:00Comments on The Lost Genre Guild: The Limits of Christian Spec-ficcynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15514785429568086047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-1158848188026042782006-09-21T08:16:00.000-06:002006-09-21T08:16:00.000-06:00Hi Steve:Very thought provoking article, which I a...Hi Steve:<BR/><BR/>Very thought provoking article, which I agree with wholeheartedly. Looking forward to your next post.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>VirginiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-1158832799110639982006-09-21T03:59:00.000-06:002006-09-21T03:59:00.000-06:00Steve--Your distinction details both the distress ...Steve--<BR/>Your distinction details both the distress that our genre instills in publishers, and the purpose of the Lost Genre Guild.<BR/><BR/>A few weeks ago, I debated the morality of Christian spec-fic, on a Yahoo group.<BR/>Attempted to debate, is more like it. Definitions bogged down so badly that we mostly confused each other. In the end, I agreed that spec-fic must glorify Him, and my opponent agreed that our genre is capable of glorifying Him.<BR/><BR/>During that discussion, it occurred to me that there is no proper terminology in Christian spec-fic to distinguish between: "...ignoring the theological implications (the popular route) or finding theologically sound approaches (uncommon, but more satisfying, IMHO)." I attempted to draw a distinction by calling the works that our Guild endorses, "Biblical speculative fiction".<BR/><BR/>I've Googled the exact phrase "Biblical speculative fiction", and found nothing.<BR/>Absolutely no results.<BR/>Wikipedia offers no definition.<BR/><BR/>I think the Lost Genre Guild may be endorsing the first-ever Bib-spec-fic anthology, in Light at the Edge of Darkness.<BR/><BR/>Sola Scriptura--only scripture--is the Lost Genre Guild's standard.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity."--Martin Luther.<BR/><BR/>To God be the glory,<BR/>Scott “Frank Creed” Morris<BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR/>e-mail: frankcreed@insightbb.com<BR/>Home: http://www.frankcreed.com<BR/>Blog: http://frankcreed.blogspot.com/<BR/>Book Review Blog: http://afrankreview.blogspot.com/<BR/>Lost Genre Guild Blog: http://lostgenre.blogspot.com/<BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Frank Creedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635583213577356111noreply@blogger.com