tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post4313164293970344467..comments2023-05-26T09:15:57.203-06:00Comments on Book Rearing: The Christian Writer's Manual of Style - Oh Yeah!Heather Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815204762105256632noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post-77784473416005194192020-06-17T21:39:02.137-06:002020-06-17T21:39:02.137-06:00Heather, Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition, Sec...Heather, Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition, Section 8.95 says "Pronouns referring to God or Jesus are not capitalized unless a particular author or publisher prefers otherwise." The common editing guideline is to capitalize when writing for a religious publication but lowercase for short stories, memoirs, and novels to be published elsewhere. Violet Carr Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177430817848137594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post-82481020688113259542020-05-01T23:29:23.600-06:002020-05-01T23:29:23.600-06:00I think when referring to God or Jesus in any way ...I think when referring to God or Jesus in any way it should be capitalized. That's just my opinion I think He deserves to be set above! J.Cremeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495280268261264671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post-36399392766521737052018-12-16T10:26:23.611-07:002018-12-16T10:26:23.611-07:00I know this is several years after this post was p...I know this is several years after this post was put up but I just wanted to give my two cents on the subject. I had a professor that told us either way would be correct when he was grading our papers but we had to be consistent either way. Either capitalize all pronouns and inferences to God or Jesus or capitalize none of them. The consistency is what is important not whether you do it or not. Nothing looks less professional than having words like he capitalized in one sentence but not the next when referring to the same person.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957811462197493225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post-11618537385195003892013-11-26T11:52:19.953-07:002013-11-26T11:52:19.953-07:00Ah, but then that depends on which translation of ...Ah, but then that depends on which translation of the Bible you are using. The NIV does not capitalize references to God, but the NASB does. So if that's your theory, you'd have to pick which translation would set the rule - and then, that would open a whole new can of worms. <br /><br />Since I wrote this post (almost 2 years ago) I've learned that the only thing that's important is consistency. If you capitalize something in your writing, you need to do so consistently as you said. So if you want to capitalize it, go for it, just make sure you always do so.Heather Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815204762105256632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post-39656825017413311992013-11-26T11:43:10.748-07:002013-11-26T11:43:10.748-07:00I also want to reinforce that technically it shoul...I also want to reinforce that technically it should not be capitalized. The best source of reference is in the Bible itself. You will not find God pronouns capitalized in the majority of versions. I find that people have taken this a step farther and capitalize anything referring to God like: God is Love Who has given me Faith. (It can get a bit dicey quickly. Though many Christians find it disrespectful to not cap the God pronouns, as an editor, I've come to terms with it and find the most important thing is to be consistent in your piece.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065593020123907907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post-2938100354545756882012-04-04T11:14:12.005-06:002012-04-04T11:14:12.005-06:00I found it today! :) Technically it's not supp...I found it today! :) Technically it's not suppose to be capitalized. I understand their reasoning, but they gave instances when it would be okay... I'll probably write a blog post about it later :)Heather Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815204762105256632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post-22250334794103302552012-03-31T07:28:51.030-06:002012-03-31T07:28:51.030-06:00I've seen it several different ways several di...I've seen it several different ways several different books. I just want to know the "right" way!!! ...Sorry, it's been driving me bonkers for months now.Heather Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815204762105256632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989753559289166004.post-47286657134808360722012-03-28T15:04:58.692-06:002012-03-28T15:04:58.692-06:00Personally I captialize 'Him' and 'He&...Personally I captialize 'Him' and 'He' as well as 'You' when referring to God :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com