tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post4933706750046339799..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: Rainbow Valley, by Lucy Maud MontgomeryCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-62353194985455020552011-01-16T17:42:10.793-08:002011-01-16T17:42:10.793-08:00I really enjoyed reading all of the comments here....I really enjoyed reading all of the comments here...and I do agree that a minister should have a true ministry...especially to his wife. I guess we can't know all of the circumstances, but we know the end result...so sad. It makes you wonder.Annette W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02498639468291720406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-10557906243013024662011-01-15T07:17:04.863-08:002011-01-15T07:17:04.863-08:00I was never a real fan of Rainbow Valley when I wa...I was never a real fan of Rainbow Valley when I was growing up because of the absence of Anne, but you make some interesting points. Now,perhaps this book doesn't have theological significance, but I always thought the Story Girl series answers a few more theological questions. I always felt that the author's faith does come through, but perhaps if I were to reread these, I would come to the same conclusion. While she does not have the understanding of Christianity that I do, I always thought it was there.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537792220148564021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-14294290341098079662011-01-13T21:16:00.937-08:002011-01-13T21:16:00.937-08:00Rainbow Valley was one of my favorites growing up-...Rainbow Valley was one of my favorites growing up--and I never missed Anne even one bit. I was too taken with Faith Meredith. Such vigor, such spunk! And then, of course, there was the incident with Walter and the pig. How I longed for a Rainbow Valley of my own!bekahcubedhttp://bekahcubed.menterz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-70093848195632624682011-01-13T19:53:20.802-08:002011-01-13T19:53:20.802-08:00Yeeees.....people did go to church more frequently...Yeeees.....people did go to church more frequently as a matter of habit and because it's "what you do." However, I have an extremely difficult time dismissing a minister of the Gospel from faithfully studying, instructing and living out the Gospel. It's unfathomable to me, in any age, that someone would enter the ministry only to fail to minister. <br /><br />I can't accept the excuse in this case. Reading this book and seeing all the theological flaws raises a lot of questions about her minister husband in my mind. Was he a student of the word? (I have my doubts.) Why did he not choose a helpmeet that would share his views on Christianity and the Bible? Why did he not take the time to address her spiritual health? <br /><br />No, he dropped the ball in so many ways. To me this isn't a question about Montgomery's faith so much but, as Mary Bailey pointed out - we don't take our faith so very seriously in today's age either.<br /><br />But we will still be held accountable. And that is what is so very sad about Montgomery.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-37862731718541325162011-01-13T14:28:40.183-08:002011-01-13T14:28:40.183-08:00Maybe next year I'll read the later books in t...Maybe next year I'll read the later books in the Anne series. Until then, I'm enjoying reading your thoughts on them.Stephanie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976709475515458563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-85262938330504632502011-01-13T10:56:00.539-08:002011-01-13T10:56:00.539-08:00I save Anne's world and Father Tim's world...I save Anne's world and Father Tim's world for when I know I'll need a pick me. Happy-chappy engaging characters! I can't wait to read Anne and Emily and the others to my girl!Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-12280194819490680332011-01-13T10:16:50.332-08:002011-01-13T10:16:50.332-08:00Interesting that you note Montgomery's lack of...Interesting that you note Montgomery's lack of spiritual wisdom. I am enjoying Emily of New Moon but certain parts have made me slightly sad already, about how Emily's beloved father failed to tell her anything about God.<br /><br />Just read the other comments here and it is interesting to remember that in the time in which Montgomery wrote a lot of people were just going through the motions at church because that was what was expected. Come to think about it, that sounds a lot like now, too! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-84695894084164211972011-01-13T07:57:49.288-08:002011-01-13T07:57:49.288-08:00I wonder how much of LMM's views on Christiani...I wonder how much of LMM's views on Christianity were due to the fact that back then going to church was a matter of course rather than necessarily because people believed. You'd think that a minster would take care to see what sort of spiritual understanding his wife possessed.<br /><br />I know in England, there were a shocking amount of vicars who were simply interested in the living rather than actual ministry (consider Mrs. Elton in Emma). I'm sure the US wasn't too different in that regard.Brooke from The Bluestocking Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832634751075478091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-42815973856598240902011-01-13T07:27:18.846-08:002011-01-13T07:27:18.846-08:00So many thoughts here, Carrie. . .I've always ...So many thoughts here, Carrie. . .I've always loved the books about Anne's children, although I will admit that I have thought in the past that Anne sort of leaves the raising of them up to Susan. As far as LMM's views on Christianity, well, I've been reading Magic for Marigold, and "serious" Christianity doesn't come off too well in it. I'll try to elaborate more when I review it. :-)Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-91291482920691245582011-01-13T07:13:47.112-08:002011-01-13T07:13:47.112-08:00Such great thoughts. I agree with you that the mis...Such great thoughts. I agree with you that the misunderstandings are sad -- especially for someone who lived at such close range to "ministry." <br /><br />Good to be reminded that my job today is to give myself away to my children.Janethttp://acrossthepage.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-38652228271471153822011-01-13T06:46:55.370-08:002011-01-13T06:46:55.370-08:00I am reading Ingleside...started it last January.....I am reading Ingleside...started it last January...restarted it this one. The kids named Rainbow Valley in Ingleside, in case you didn't remember. I thought that was neat. <br /><br />As I am listening to Anne of GG and reading Ingleside, I have been quite aware of misunderstandings about God and the Christian faith, too. Some I wonder if it is how removed people were from the faith...bc going to church was expected, not bc it was a real faith. <br /><br />Just last night I was listening to Anne say how she'd like to be a minister bc they have such a profound impact on the people around them. (or something like that)...and that is very true. In Canada women couldn't be ministers at that time...Annette W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02498639468291720406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-30769779272525910722011-01-13T06:19:47.936-08:002011-01-13T06:19:47.936-08:00It's been ages since I read this one, and I do...It's been ages since I read this one, and I do remember missing Anne in the later books but enjoying the story. Looking forward to getting back to this one some time.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com