Georgi Boorman
Jul 20, 2017 · 1 min read

I’ve read criticism that the show is basically allergic to allusions to religion, and lacks the Tolkenesque morality and understanding of evil that a Christian would probably want to accompany a fantasy epic. So my question is, if salvation in GOT is not of man, from where will it come? One man’s interpretation that salvation is not of man is another’s understanding that “life sucks, and then you die.” I readily admit I don’t watch it — I’ve seen maybe forty minutes of it. Yet I wonder, is there a moral grid imposed on the show that’s apparent to the viewer (i.e. that salvation is not of man), or are viewers just seeing what they want to see, just like in the real world? Do the writers demonstrate an understanding of evil (critically, in its relation to good and to providence), or simply of suffering and sadism?

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    Georgi Boorman

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    Senior Contributor at The Federalist & host of the 180 Cast. Christian, wife, mother, ex-homeschooler, left-handed.