Comments on: A Touch of Beauty for Your Friday

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:31:01 +0000

Anyone who doubts the value of myth out to read Finding Our Roots by Ruth Beechick. The beauty is how much truth made its way into myth and how shallow the Greek gods are in comparison to Jesus. In his atheistic days, C. S. Lewis did not see the beauty in Christ’s death. When he started to become a believer, his memory of how much the death of Baldur (a dying Norse god) touched him and how the truth of Christ’s death had made its way into myth.

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:52:25 +0000

Wow! You’ve given me a whole new perspective on fantasy and mythology. I’ve never particularly liked the genre and have pretty much avoided it with my children. Thank you for making me look at it a different way.

By: ladysown

ladysown — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:49:00 +0000

Depends on how the exposure is done I suppose and the reasoning behind it.

By: minerva66

minerva66 — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:44:49 +0000

I am a homeschooler, too. That is partly how I became involved in reviewing books. Thank you for bringing this book to my attention. I agree about teaching the whole context of history. I went to a university that based a great deal of their curriculum on Greek and Rome specifically because some of the brilliant ideas that our society is based on came from them. Truths should not ever be ignored because of the person or people speaking them. Listening to all Truths is how you remain open-minded enough to decide anything.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:09:46 +0000

Beautiful picture and I agree on the fairy tales and the Christian faith. It is important to understand the culture Jesus was born into, the culture surrounding the Church and its history and our current culture.

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:48:42 +0000

That image is breathtaking!

I think that everyone can benefit from being exposed to different religions, cultures, and myths. It is important to let our kids see the whole world and it’s past. Even if we disagree with that past.

By: Jennifer in OR

Jennifer in OR — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:07:10 +0000

I agree with your philosophy of beauty, and that all Truth is God’s truth, and all true beauty also is of God. I think it’s *very* important, historically, for children (and adults!) to understand what else was going on in the world during the biblical timeline. Bible times didn’t happen in a vacuum, but unfortunately that’s how I was taught as a child; like biblical history took place in some parallel universe.

Great post!

By: Tea Party Girl

Tea Party Girl — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:47:09 +0000

I have yet to read C.S. Lewis’ version, Sherry, thanks for the tip.

Great to hear from you, Jamie. Thanks for your thoughts.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:42:23 +0000

My parents also believed in exposing us to different philosophies and myths, believing that in order for one to make up thier own minds (which we all have to do someday as we grow), they must have all the knowledge they could to make an informed decision. The major benefit for us was a well-rounded education still centered on christian principles, and one that allows us still today to hold our own with the best of those around us in debates on those very subjects, while appreciating all of the beauty and knowledge that can be gleaned from those ancient cultures.

Kudos to you for exposing these to your kids now…they’ll thank you for it when they’re older (and I’m sure they’re enjoying it now as well).

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:41:17 +0000

Amen. And this looks like a beautiful book. SInce we’re studying the ancient world this year, and since we just started our study of the Greeks, I must find a copy of this book soon.

Hove you ever read C.S. Lewis’s version of this myth, Till We Have Faces? Wonderful, as in full of wonder.