Christian Tragedy vs. the TragicrevdrsynOctober 14 2004, 06:37:59 UTC
My, this is meaty. You are a very deep woman, Aseariel. You give so much thought to life ...
Okay. First let's establish a working definition of "tragedy" so we can discuss whether there is Christian tragedy. My English Major is about to erupt here. There is a difference between tragedy and tragic. In classical tragedy, as the Greeks knew it, the hero is destroyed by a flaw in his character. The tragic is when something bad happens to you -- it may not involve a flaw in your character at all. So, really, fate doesn't enter the picture from our perspective
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Christian TragedysuaidenOctober 14 2004, 07:25:10 UTC
I hate to also bring this up, but tragedy can exist within a Christian paradigm in another way. (Actually, what goth4god is pointing out is terms of the tragic in Christianity is vividly expressed in a Russian Icon known as "the Joy of All who Sorrow"... interesting that it was brought up with such depth
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huh. that's a good thought.asearielOctober 15 2004, 19:25:35 UTC
certainly.
the fact that the one without sin had to take on our sin and die on our behalf--since we could not do it on our own--is perhaps one of the greatest tragedies ever known. but now i want to think about this some more...
For the 17 Year OldrevdrsynOctober 14 2004, 18:42:47 UTC
Each day she goes on is a day that she is brave/ Fighting the lie that giving up is the way/ Each moment of courage her own life she saves/ When she throws the pills out a hero is made
-- Superchick, "Hero"
Please tell the 17 year old who stood on the overpass that there is nothing in her to hate. Jesus said you sin when it is conceived in your heart not your head. The thought doesn't make one evil. True, she thought about killing herself, but she didn't go through with it. We all have thoughts, but it's only when we dwell on those thoughts and act on them that they become sin
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Re: For the 17 Year OldasearielOctober 15 2004, 19:33:37 UTC
...thank you. that made me cry a little (in a good way!)
sometimes, she's a little scared. she didn't want to be a hero. she doesn't want to be a hero. she just wants to know the truth, and to offer it to anyone who asks.
Re: For the 17 Year OldrevdrsynOctober 16 2004, 05:56:23 UTC
She actually knows the truth. It's the truth that she knows (knew then) that set her free and helped her make the choice she made. And it still helps her make the choices she makes daily.
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Okay. First let's establish a working definition of "tragedy" so we can discuss whether there is Christian tragedy. My English Major is about to erupt here. There is a difference between tragedy and tragic. In classical tragedy, as the Greeks knew it, the hero is destroyed by a flaw in his character. The tragic is when something bad happens to you -- it may not involve a flaw in your character at all. So, really, fate doesn't enter the picture from our perspective ( ... )
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and, uh, thanks for writing. eh heh. ^^*
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the fact that the one without sin had to take on our sin and die on our behalf--since we could not do it on our own--is perhaps one of the greatest tragedies ever known. but now i want to think about this some more...
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Fighting the lie that giving up is the way/
Each moment of courage her own life she saves/
When she throws the pills out a hero is made
-- Superchick, "Hero"
Please tell the 17 year old who stood on the overpass that there is nothing in her to hate. Jesus said you sin when it is conceived in your heart not your head. The thought doesn't make one evil. True, she thought about killing herself, but she didn't go through with it. We all have thoughts, but it's only when we dwell on those thoughts and act on them that they become sin ( ... )
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sometimes, she's a little scared. she didn't want to be a hero. she doesn't want to be a hero. she just wants to know the truth, and to offer it to anyone who asks.
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