tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post840355673974439883..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Gregory Benford: Still more from AnomaliesFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-72140667694749062014-12-29T16:55:35.485-07:002014-12-29T16:55:35.485-07:00R. T.,
The works of C. S. Lewis? His fantasies a...R. T.,<br /><br />The works of C. S. Lewis? His fantasies are supposed to have strong Christian elements in them: _The Screwtape Letters_, _The Great Divorce_, "The Space Trilogy" (_Out of the Silent Planet_, _Perelandra_, and _That Hideous Strength_).Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-84564583774139994032014-12-29T16:44:26.269-07:002014-12-29T16:44:26.269-07:00R. T.,
You might to look at Damon Knight's _T...R. T.,<br /><br />You might to look at Damon Knight's _The Man in the Tree_, also.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-70788427250975343852014-12-29T16:35:04.055-07:002014-12-29T16:35:04.055-07:00R. T.,
Going to have to think about this for a wh...R. T.,<br /><br />Going to have to think about this for a while. One title that comes immediately to mind is James Blish's _A Case of Conscience_, Let me poke around the dark recesses of my memory and see what's lurking down there.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-29384480287562061012014-12-29T12:23:35.753-07:002014-12-29T12:23:35.753-07:00You say: "Another of Benford's short stor...You say: "Another of Benford's short stories that plays with the theme of religion and science."<br /><br />And I ask this: I am curious about the intersections of religion and S/F, as I read somewhere (and I forget the source) about the theme of religion being prominent and positively treated in a lot of S/F. If I were to go beyond A Canticle for Leibowitz -- which I read and enjoyed long ago -- where else would I find the theme in quality S/F stories and novels? You can add to my "bucket list" of reading by suggesting a couple of good titles.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com