[Bananafish] Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome...

[Amber B. Raley]

Howdy Daniel,

I'd agree with your last statement.  If I had to peg down a religion I'd place
myself somewhere between Bahá’í and Unitarian Universalist (which I think had
to fight for non-profit status because people didn't think of it as a
religion).  But I could just as easily label myself as a secular humanist. 
I've noticed that many of the folks I've known since college have "very few
hard and fast religious commitments" as you put it.

Swimmingly,

Amber

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Amber B. Raley
araley at rice.edu
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Quoting "Yocum, Daniel R Civ 21 CES/CEOE" <daniel.yocum at Peterson.af.mil>:

> There are three primary components to Jerome's work; style (including
> his innovations), theme, and an element of emotion.  I personally enjoy
> all three components in that order but it seems that most fans would put
> them in reverse order.  The sure measure of this is how you would rank
> his stories.  If you prefer Catcher over the Glass stuff then you are in
> the former camp and if you prefer the Glass stuff you are most likely in
> the latter camp.
>
> As far as religion, I had some experience and knowledge of Buddhism/Zen
> Buddhism prior to my reading of Jerome's universe, but I always thought
> that he exhibited a Hindu emphasis rather than an explicit Buddhism.  As
> for myself, I am a Bnai Anousim (Bnai Anusim).
>
> I suspect that most committed JDS fans have very few hard and fast
> religious commitments.
> Daniel
>
>
> One thing I'd like to talk about, and I'm sure it's been discussed
> before,
> is what other Salinger fans' religious beliefs are.
>
> It was Jerome that prompted me to study Zen Buddhism to my great delight
> and
> I wondered if other JD fans had looked into it asa result of their
> fascination with Salinger.
>
> Also, do people believe that you are a certain kind of person if you
> rank
> Salinger's writing ahead of anything else?
>
> What I mean is, do people think that it is a certain type of person that
> are
> especially moved by Salinger's themes?
>
> I read somewhere that people either 'get' Jd or they don't, and I agree
> with
> that wholeheartedly.
>
> For those gifted enough for the former to apply to them I think
> Salinger's
> stuff open's up a whole new world and I'm just interested in what it is
> people have in them that makes them understand what Salinger is all
> about.
>
> Terry Cordwell
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "James Rovira" <jamesrovira at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: bananafish list <bananafish at lists.bway.net>
> >To: "bananafish list" <bananafish at lists.bway.net>
> >Subject: Re: [Bananafish] Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome...
> >Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 21:12:08 -0400
> >
> >Thanks for the update, Cecilia...somehow I like it that Chicago is
> >home to you, that you went home.  I have a buddy who was down there
> >last weekend for a wedding--he loves it.
> >
> >I'm teaching in a non-tenure track position at Rollins College in FL.
> >English, mostly writing.  It's great, though--full time position, not
> >adjuncting, get benefits, etc.  It's a great position for a guy like
> >me working away on his dissertation, which is coming along nicely so
> >far.  I've written about 120 pages in three months.
> >
> >oooh, a real announcement to make: my wife is due to have a baby girl
> >late October.  That'll make two for us.  We have a boy who'll be three
> >in January.
> >
> >Egad, this IS like coming home from summer vacation. :)
> >
> >Terry, welcome to the list.  It is just what  you said--just writing
> >your ideas about Salinger.  The people who've been on the list for
> >years are about all talked out on Salinger and we talk about other
> >things most of the time.  But new listmembers often get Salinger
> >discussions going again.  So I'd just post away on your ideas.
> >
> >Jim
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