Comments on: Elantris http://www.superbrian.net/elantris Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Garbacz http://www.superbrian.net/elantris/comment-page-1#comment-42 Scott Garbacz Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:10:50 +0000 http://www.superbrian.net/2008/02/23/elantris/#comment-42 Thanks, I may have to check out Alcorn and Lawhead. My problem (in general) isn't with Christian novelists themselves, but with the quagmire that is "Christian publishing" and its dominant ideology of neutered inoffensiveness which works against a lot of the real message of the Scriptures. That and the fact that by creating a "Christian market" you're actively moving books with a Christian message as far away from their counterparts and therefore urging Christians to quit talking to the world. Generally, authors tend to have far more commendable goals in mind, and sometimes they succeed even within the CBA. Thanks, I may have to check out Alcorn and Lawhead.

My problem (in general) isn’t with Christian novelists themselves, but with the quagmire that is “Christian publishing” and its dominant ideology of neutered inoffensiveness which works against a lot of the real message of the Scriptures. That and the fact that by creating a “Christian market” you’re actively moving books with a Christian message as far away from their counterparts and therefore urging Christians to quit talking to the world.

Generally, authors tend to have far more commendable goals in mind, and sometimes they succeed even within the CBA.

]]> By: Scott Garbacz http://www.superbrian.net/elantris/comment-page-1#comment-41 Scott Garbacz Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:08:37 +0000 http://www.superbrian.net/2008/02/23/elantris/#comment-41 Hmm...I shall have to check it out, sometime. I've been interested in the author ever since I heard he was writing the last Wheel of Time story, but haven't made the time to actually read one of his books. Hmm…I shall have to check it out, sometime. I’ve been interested in the author ever since I heard he was writing the last Wheel of Time story, but haven’t made the time to actually read one of his books.

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