tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post5982237091193381382..comments2023-09-22T02:24:42.144-07:00Comments on a light inside: To Dream in Brilliant Colors: The Author and BeliefJenna St.Hilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528611770211261141noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-56884642795626476092012-06-05T17:10:04.615-07:002012-06-05T17:10:04.615-07:00Er... laughed so hard reading your comment, not at...Er... laughed so hard <i>reading</i> your comment, not <i>at</i> it. I meant that it was awesomely funny. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-49113159050432640112012-06-05T17:05:58.363-07:002012-06-05T17:05:58.363-07:00Masha, I laughed so hard at your comment. Don'...<b>Masha,</b> I laughed so hard at your comment. Don't worry; you shouldn't have to fear me arguing that Tolstoy was Satan. :)<br /><br /><b>Arabella,</b> OH SO TRUE. On both counts. Regarding the first one: when you don't marry early, you hear them all, as you probably know. Regarding the second, that is exactly why I argued what I did. And perhaps it's part of why conversion-story books are less interesting than ones that take the character through an apotheosis/transformation.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-55767926290062884192012-06-05T16:41:59.821-07:002012-06-05T16:41:59.821-07:00Even superstition comes naturally to me, though it...<i>Even superstition comes naturally to me, though it was vigorously stamped down by childhood Sunday School beliefs that damned nearly all of that sort of thing as demonic—an understanding that I have not quite learned either to accept wholly or to reject outright.</i><br /><br />Modern Christianity is full of superstitions...just the <i>right</i> kind (especially those centered on snagging a mate). I've commented on flagrant Christian superstitions for decades.<br /><br />Not all conversions are for the better; people can be converted to evil as easily as they can to goodness. I would prefer the term "transformation" stories as pointing to spiritual benefit.<br /><br />--ArabellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-23056076719218833472012-06-05T16:16:38.104-07:002012-06-05T16:16:38.104-07:00"This last month, I spent part of book club m..."This last month, I spent part of book club making an impassioned, almost tearful argument against the treatment of conversion stories as unequivocal good."<br /><br />I can totally and completely relate. Even if you spent the rest of the post arguing that Tolsoty was Satan, I would Love it because of this comment. <br /><br />The rest of the post is actually amazing though, so I don't have to worry. :)Mashahttp://www.cyganeria-masha.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com