Thoughts on Frank Herbert’s Dune, Politics, and Religion
“God and faith is wallpaper for what’s really at work in Dune. The human struggles for power and knowledge, justice and love, drive and define religion.”
A Few Thoughts on Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses”
“Rushdie offers at least one scenario for how redactors might work – they are human beings concerned with truth, politics, the veracity of their leaders and traditions. They add, subtract, alter – sometimes for noble purposes; occasionally for personal reasons. This is true, most probably, for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity – all religions of The Book.”