![]() After the first two books I believed he might have been atheist, but now I'm thinking he might have different convinction, and considering his passionate attention to details I could even imagine he might have had a catholic upbringing. The positive approach the author has towards the views of Teilhard makes me wonder about Dan Simmons' personal views on religion. In the book he is viewed as a heretic by the Roman Church and the Pax, but also as a saint for Father Glauco, as well as a "prophet" of the Messianic role given to Aenea. In "Endymion" is mentioned Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955), a Jesuit priest who proposed a conciliation between Darwinist evolution and Christian theology. ![]() I live in Italy, and despite not being catholic, it has intrigued me since the very beginning of the first book how Simmons made references to real places (Rome and the Vatican) as well as real person who actually existed (John Keats). ![]() ![]() It's true that "Hyperion" and "Fall of Hyperion" included elements of Islam and Hebrew religion with the characters of Kassad and Sol, but with "Endymion" it became much more clear that Dan Simmons wanted to focus especially on the Catholic Church. I'll probably finish today the third book, and so far I have many thoughts about how Dan Simmons uses Catholic Christianity in his books. ![]()
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