Sunstone Symposium: Hidden Mormonism in Orson Scott Card's fiction
Christopher C. Smith thinks Mormon novelist Orson Scott Card's writing carries a modern-day, mythical link to Joseph Smith. "A mischievous thesis, I know," he said at the Sunstone Symposium on Fri. Aug. 14.
Smith, who said he isn't a member of the LDS Church, wasn't looking at the prophetic mantel but at the creation of "myths." In this context, "myths" isn't about true or false but is a neutral term for stories that have deeper, universal meaning or are sacred narratives. In Card's myths — his science fiction and fantasy novels and short fiction — Smith has found Mormon themes that have touched his life and made him appreciate Mormonism better.
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Much better picture, Orson. Thanks.
As long as you keep it HIDDEN,...
Drake | Aug. 17, 2009 at 5:21 p.m.
Or Lovelock, for that matter?
Jake | Aug. 15, 2009 at 9:33 p.m.
So where does songmaster fit into the LDS themes theory?
Jake | Aug. 15, 2009 at 9:32 p.m.
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