2008-11-18 issue:
Good fiction teaches us to be empathetic
by Gloria Swartzendruber, Pigeon, Mich.I was pleased to read that Gordon Houser, in “How Good Fiction Reflects God’s Perfect Love” (Oct. 21), enjoyed Marilynne Robinson’s new novel, Home. It is waiting on a shelf in my home to be read. I enjoyed Gilead so much that I asked for Home as a birthday gift. Good fiction, like other great art (music, painting) should teach us to be empathetic and should broaden our minds.
Associated Issue: Consumer desire - Oct. 21, 2008
Associated Article: How good fiction reflects God’s perfect love
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