Pray what was the false dilemma I posed? I made it quite clear that much has changed in the past 20 years. The setting for the novel -- the excerpt especially -- is the 70s and 60s.
I'm not surprised that Potok's books are carried by Deseret Book. It did carry Evenson's works, as I recall. And, I would expect that Deseret Book just might carry similar treatments (similar to Potok's)of the Mormon culture, written by Mormon authors. A more Rothian approach, however, could still present some problems. Now don't tell me that DB stocks Roth's books too. RBS > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Cobabe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ZION] Mormon Writers > > > > Ron poses a false dilemma -- but it makes for a good story. > > A few years ago Elder Richard G. Scott gave a general conference address > on the topic of cultural baggage. He indicated that cultural roots are > and should be an important and integral part of our membership in the > Church. We bring with us the good things, and abandon the dross. > > It seems painfully obvious to me that Church leaders are fully aware of > these issues. Indeed I believe there is more sensitivity and attention > devoted to diverse cultural heritage today than I can ever remember. > > In fact I have Jewish ancestors that bring a unique cultural background > to my family, and contribute an important component of my own cultural > identity. > > BTW, I checked at Deseret Book, and found that they list five novels by > Chiam Potok. > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > //////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /////////// > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
