(urth) Latro Thoughts

[Marc Aramini]

Lee wrote:

"Given Jeff's consideration of Wolfe's assessment of the reality of pagan gods, this re-
combining theme makes Wolfe's personal theology very interesting with regard to pagan
gods, the Trinity and Christianity. " 
 
                         

I actually fancy that the Latro books are an exploration of the pre-Christian zeitgeist leading up to the time of the Pax Roman that becomes something of the ultimate philosophical moment of Christian history - mankind is at last ready for divine revision, and that readiness creates a scenario were immutable God takes on a mutable human nature.  Wolfe's gnostic play is here in full force - it is impossible to ignore the ideological differences between the Creator God and the God who is fully human and fully divine; the relationship between what people believe in and their own character no doubt shapes their perception of the world of the divine.

The paradox of pagan gods being "real" in a Christian world view is something that bears thinking about, but I think that trite coin motto works: e pluribus unum ... but mankind must be unified, too.
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