(urth) Brook Madregot runs between
Gerry Quinn
gerryq at indigo.ie
Wed Aug 11 11:06:14 PDT 2010
From: "James Wynn" <crushtv at gmail.com>
> On 8/11/2010 12:12 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:
>> These are good points, I think that's how the BOTNS was written
>> originally, but the flood would break the covenant with Noah, so URTH's
>> record of the flood coming to pass necessitates that at least the fifth
>> volume comes from another cycle than our own.
>
> I don't think Wolfe was considering the Noahtic covenant when he wrote
> about the flood. Does he mention it in the Sun cycle at all? The Noahtic
> covenant could hardly be as problematic as the Church devolving into
> worship of the Concilliator or the Charter. Essentially, the stories work
> fine as one from our distant future, and we shouldn't try to apply
> theologic import to their basic Setting.
Agreed.
> But if one must, the references to Jesus do not prevent Briah from being a
> previous universe. Silk sees Jesus during enlightenment from the Outsider.
> The Crucifixion & Resurrection could well be seen as a key iconic event
> between the Increate and humanity--one which the Creator uses to "infect"
> all his other universes.
Maybe that is so, but it would be very unconventional in SF: nearly all
stories tackling this theme have suggested an independent Incarnation on
every planet.
Then again, if one Incarnation on an un-webbed Earth was enough, there is
nothing illogical about skipping out certain planets.
- Gerry Quinn
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