[Faith-talk] Fiction by writers who express their Faithintheirfiction
Fr. John Sheehan
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Fr. John R. Sheehan, SJ
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From: Frank Lordi <timber_wolf899 at yahoo.com>
To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 7:03:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Fiction by writers who express their Faithintheirfiction
Father;
As an amiture Catholic writer and science nerd I am also interested in Christian sci-fi. I extend my interest to fantasy and am currently working on a small fleet of projects along those lines. If your schedule and work load allow I would be greatful for feedback on these projects, from a spiritual perspective.
Thank you
Frank
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From: Fr. John Sheehan <xaviersocietyfortheblind at yahoo.com>
To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 1:47:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Fiction by writers who express their Faithintheirfiction
I checked our library and we have a lot of C.S. Lewis (including all 7 of the Narnia books) but not the trilogy. I've put them in the queue.
I know Fr. Greeley - the books of his I have read are easy reading but fairly formulaic - a little like Dick Francis, except that instead of horse racing, Greeley keeps his characters dancing around the world of Church. Several of the "christian" authors I have tried get preachy - and (uncharitably) I'd have to say that were it not for the christian emphasis, the books probably wouldn't be published at all. I want a good book (lower case) and if it can also present elements of the Good Book (upper case) so much the better.
Fr. John R. Sheehan, SJ
Chairman
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From: mary wurtzel <marywurtzel at comcast.net>
To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 8:24:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Fiction by writers who express their Faithintheirfiction
Dear Father John,
Thank you for your understanding.
I am chuckling, wondering what you think of Andrew Greeley's
books.
I do like the Blackie Ryan books. I'm not quite as taken with
the ones about the Irish folk singer, Nula.
Inthe past, it seemed to me that some Christian books were
feather weights, such as Janette Oakes. Karen Kingsbury is more
contemporary. She is still on the light side, but perhaps with a
bit more plot development.
Mary P.S. On another topic. We are not doing Kernel books as
such, but maybe some literature about the things people do to
serve their faith communities would help. I think it was Jim
Omvig who had an artile inthe Monitor once.
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>From: "John J. Boyer" <john at godtouches.org
>To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
<faith-talk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:42:13 -0600
>Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Fiction by writers who express their
Faithintheirfiction
>Mary,
>No need to be embarrassed. I'm Catholic, but I share the Pope's
emphasis
>on dialogue with other Christian groups and other religions. As
for
>scifi, I've become wary of reading it because so many of the
well-known
>authors are atheists and their books are often full of erotica.
>Prayers and blessings,
>John
>On Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 02:05:16PM -0500, mary wurtzel wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I feel kind of embarrassed about my message not knowing your
>> cridentials!!!!
>> Mary
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Fr. John Sheehan" <xaviersocietyfortheblind at yahoo.com
>>>To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 07:23:04 -0800 (PST)
>>>Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Fiction by writers who express their
>> Faith intheirfiction
>>>Out of the Silent Plant
>>>Perelandra
>>>That Hideous Strength
>>>Great sci-fi but with depth and a Christian underpinning.
>>>Fr. John R. Sheehan, SJ
>>>Chairman
>>>Xavier Society for the Blind
>>>154 East 23rd St
>>>New York, NY 10010
>>>(212) 473-7800
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>>>From: Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com
>>>To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 5:43:15 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Fiction by writers who express their
>> Faith in theirfiction
>>>John, your post also reminded me of C.S. Lewis's science fiction
>>>trilogy, which you are probably already aware of. If not, you
>> should
>>>check them out. I haven't gotten a chance to read them myself
>> yet but
>>>have heard they are good.
>>>Greg
>>>On 2/1/10, John J. Boyer <john at godtouches.org> wrote:
>>>>Laura,
>>>>thanks for the info. I am interested in writing historical and
>> science
>>>>fiction novels from a Christian, specifically Catholic,
>> perspective. So
>>>>many of the well-known science-fiction authors are atheists or
>> at least
>>>>don't take religion seriously. There is an extensive set of
>> books by
>>>>Bodie and Brock Thoene with Jewish protogonists, but the authors
>> are
>>>>Christian. They are very pro-Jewish. The books cover the
>> period leading
>>>>up to World War 2 and the founding of Israel. there are also
>> some with
>>>>Biblical themes. An almost forgotten author is Louis de Wohl.
>> He wrote
>>>>novels about various Christian and biblical figures. He is a
>> Catholic
>>>>author. I am proofreading his books for Bookshare. The Thoene
>> books are
>>>>also on Bookshare.
>>>>Right now I don't have much energy for writing. That will have
>> to be a
>>>>gift of the Lord. I'm putting what energy I have into my free,
>>>>open-source braille transcription software, which I hope will
>> eventually
>>>>surpass the best of commercial software. You can learn about it
>> at
>>>>http://www.abilitiessoft.com . And if you want to see any
>> fiction by me,
>>>>please pray that I will be given the necessary energy.
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>John
>>>>On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 03:37:49PM -0600, qubit wrote:
>>>>>Hey John, good to hear of yet another of your interests.
>>>>>I have seen in some of the NLS talking book topics, novels about
>> jewish
>>>>>persons -- I don't think they are categorized as "jewish
>> fiction", but I
>>>>>know they are out there. Have you ever read the novel "The
>> Chosen"? That
>>>>>was made into a movie which was truely an excellent flick. I'd
>> like to
>>>>>read
>>>>>the book. It's about 2 young jewish friends who wer sons of 2
>> rabbis with
>>>>>radically different views. (I wondered as I watched the movie
>> if this was
>>>>>pure fiction or just memoirs of the author's own life as one of
>> the boys.)
>>>>>As for Islam, you can find a number of books by muslim women
>> living in the
>>>>>more repressed muslim countries -- but these are memoirs and not
>> fiction.
>>>>>For fiction, I read "The Kite Runner", which was a truely well
>> written
>>>>>novel
>>>>>about 2 young boys growing up in Afghanistan. It was not
>> religious,
>>>>>though -- the protagonist was the son of a non-believing muslim
>> man, and
>>>>>the
>>>>>only religious persons in the book were either poor or else part
>> of the
>>>>>Taliban and therefore extremely violent and oppressive.
>>>>>That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
>>>>>Let me know if this is what you are looking for.
>>>>>Happy reading.
>>>>>--laura
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "John J. Boyer" <john at godtouches.org
>>>>>To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>>Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:30 AM
>>>>>Subject: [Faith-talk] Fiction by writers who express their Faith
>> in
>>>>>theirfiction
>>>>>I've seen a lot of Christian fiction. Now I would like to see
>> some
>>>>>genuine Jewish fiction. I'm afraid Isaac Bashevis Singer isn't
>> really a
>>>>>believer. It would also be interesting to see some fiction by
>> genuine
>>>>>believers in Islam and Buddhism. I'm making a sort of study of
>> religious
>>>>>fiction.
>>>>>Thanks and prayers,
>>>>>John
>>>>>--
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