Story Teller in Zion

By Orson Scott Card

Book Overview

Award-winning science-fiction writer Orson Scott Card candidly admits that he is no scholar and that his role in the Church gives him no special claim to inspiration for the body of the Saints. And... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884948943
• ISBN13: 9780884948940
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Bookcraft Pubs
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Thought Provoking

Okay, okay, okay. I might be coming at this with a little bit of bias. OSC is my favorite author (other than Mormon, Moroni, and Ether of course) so it is hard to be overly critical of this book.However, it has caused me to think. I don't agree with everything stated in there, but I don't think this book was meant for you to do that. I think Card wrote this book not to persuade, but to get people to think. And, for me, it did. It seemed the only thing he really argued for was in his first chapter, whether the Book of Mormon was artifact or artifice. I really enjoyed that, it defended the BOM from a point of view that I had never considered before... that of a writer. I think my favorite chapter was the one on Consecration. This chapter made me feel about three inches tall (standing on my tippy-toes) and made me reflect on how little I am contributing to Zion... and how much I need to make sure I change that amount of contribution.If you are looking for deep Mormon doctrine or something to boost, create, or expand your testimony, this is not the book for you. If you would like to get a feel of being an artist in Zion, some of the thougths behind OSC, and/or some inspiration then you might want to pick this book up.

Handbook for the LDS artist

If you are LDS and if you are interested in the creative process then this book is a beautiful guide. OSC has thought deeply about many of the peculiarly LDS issues of being an artist in today's world and the depth of his thought is very impressive. No one is likely to agree with every word he puts down, but he has opened a dialogue among believing LDS artists that has been a long time coming.

Exploring how Mormon's see themselves

This is a collection of some challenging and thought provoking articles and essays discussing a variety of topics. I have actively encouraged a number of people to seek this book out. The discussion of the Law of Consecration will challenge many.