Comments on: Shades of Gray http://www.somagames.com/somaniloquy/2009/10/12/dark-glass-post/ Terribiliter Magnificasti Me Mirabilia Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: John http://www.somagames.com/somaniloquy/2009/10/12/dark-glass-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32 John Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:42:36 +0000 http://www.somagames.com/somaniloquy/?p=20#comment-32 That's very true I'm sure, I hadn't even considered the backlash Dekker must get from folks who are more interested in "traditional" Christian fiction. Obviously he's successful financially by doing things his way, but more importantly, he's got a rabid fanbase. Clearly there's an audience for his style of storytelling. Honestly I think that just about anything that causes the audience to really think long and hard about God and how He relates to our lives is worthwhile - examining one's faith, for better or worse, is never a wasted exercise. That’s very true I’m sure, I hadn’t even considered the backlash Dekker must get from folks who are more interested in “traditional” Christian fiction. Obviously he’s successful financially by doing things his way, but more importantly, he’s got a rabid fanbase. Clearly there’s an audience for his style of storytelling. Honestly I think that just about anything that causes the audience to really think long and hard about God and how He relates to our lives is worthwhile – examining one’s faith, for better or worse, is never a wasted exercise.

]]> By: Cryptopur http://www.somagames.com/somaniloquy/2009/10/12/dark-glass-post/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Cryptopur Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:48:37 +0000 http://www.somagames.com/somaniloquy/?p=20#comment-27 Dekker is a great example here of both sides of this coin. His writing obviously breaks the normal rules of what 'Christian Fiction' might be but he also pays a price in the sense that he gets a lot of heat. Still - I get the sense he's doing just fine and crying all the way to the bank. ;) Dekker is a great example here of both sides of this coin. His writing obviously breaks the normal rules of what ‘Christian Fiction’ might be but he also pays a price in the sense that he gets a lot of heat. Still – I get the sense he’s doing just fine and crying all the way to the bank. ;)

]]> By: John http://www.somagames.com/somaniloquy/2009/10/12/dark-glass-post/comment-page-1/#comment-24 John Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:13:53 +0000 http://www.somagames.com/somaniloquy/?p=20#comment-24 Oh man, Ted Dekker is a master at this stuff. Gotta be one of my favorite authors, simply because his characters live in the real world, dealing with all of it's moral ambiguities. And still they somehow manage to reflect some small part of the character of God or (even better IMO) how we relate to Him through it all. While I appreciate the high fantasy/black and white approach, I think the stories that deal with the gray areas in life are much more approachable and relatable. These stories are far more successful in relating the values that we as Christians hold dear, though I think they are also far more difficult to tell properly. Oh man, Ted Dekker is a master at this stuff. Gotta be one of my favorite authors, simply because his characters live in the real world, dealing with all of it’s moral ambiguities. And still they somehow manage to reflect some small part of the character of God or (even better IMO) how we relate to Him through it all.

While I appreciate the high fantasy/black and white approach, I think the stories that deal with the gray areas in life are much more approachable and relatable. These stories are far more successful in relating the values that we as Christians hold dear, though I think they are also far more difficult to tell properly.

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