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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
Ah! But we could have a notion of art as strip tease, wherein the power of its tantalising features lies in the adroit way it plays with both concealing and revealing what it is.  |
My feeling is that true Art opens us to a deeper experience of 'life, the universe & everything, But it doesn't do that 'at one remove' (ie by 'concealing' a Christian sub-text which
then opens us up to that deeper experience). Introducing a Christian sub-text in the way
LMP wishes to do moves us farther away from that depth experience, rather than bringing us closer to it.
In other words, I'm suggesting LotR(1) conceals/reveals that Deeper sense of 'reality' (Eucatastrophic experience leading to 'transcedent' experience)(2) while
LMP seems to be suggesting LotR(1) conceals/reveals Christian 'Truth'(2), which 'Truth'
then conceals/reveals that Deeper sense of 'reality' (Eucatastrophic experience leading to 'transcendent' experience)(3).
So
LMP is introducing an unnecessary stage into the process as far as I can see.