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. the perfect functionary.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.
THE DETECTIVE – Brawne Lamia came to Hyperion to ferret out a murderer – the murder of client who was under her protection. THE STARSHIP CAPTAIN – Quiet and easy-going – strangely confident – Het Masteen knows far more than he reveals.
where the Shrike touched her and sent her reeling backward in time. THE SCHOLAR – Sol Weintraub led a quiet life until his dauhter went to Hyperion on an archaeological expedition. THE POET – There is something in Martin Silenus's eyed when he speaks of the Shrike. THE SOLDIER – Colonel Fedmahn Kassad was one of the brightest, most capable, and toughest young officers in the entire Hegemony military – until chance brought him to Hyperion. But now his faith is shaken, troubled by the fate suffered on Hyperion by a man he once admired. THE PRIEST – When he was young, Father Lenar Hoyt honestly believed in the Roman Catholic Church – despite the fact that history and change had made the Church wither away. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands. Each carries a desperate hope – and a terrible secret. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward in time, the Shrike waits for them all.
And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike.
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