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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
By Christian fiction, are you referring to the genre or anything written where Christian themes are portrayed positively. If the former, I agree with you, if the latter, you are cutting out an awful lot of great novels. Brideshead Revisited, the Power and the Glory, The Moviegoer, Les Miserables, etc.
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Not. Interested.
Or rather, not interested if they're described as something like "a moving tale with deep Christian themes." Probably not interested if they're known for being that, even if not directly described, but just having themes that a lot of Christian theologians like isn't what puts a book on the "do not read" list for me.
There's no shortage of excellent literature without Christian themes; I don't need more exposure to one particular flavor of monotheism, no matter how well it's written.
But for here--where the topic is "red flags"--it's not so much an issue of "I don't read Christian fic" (although I generally don't), but "if the author/publisher feels the need to mention Christian themes in the blurb, or allude to obviously Christian parables, I don't need to read this book; they're obviously seeking a market that doesn't include me."
This includes atheist nonfic that feels the need to "prove" that Christianity is wrong, esp. as most of them are attempting to prove that some aspects of some flavors of Christianity are wrong, and then take that as proof that all of Christianity is useless.
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Originally Posted by Fbone
LOTR by Tolkien is also Christian fiction.
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1) Grandfathered. I read it before I decided I was avoiding Christian fic.
2) Not bothered by hidden Christian themes (or, not always bothered); they're a red flag if they're mentioned or obvious in the blurb. The ones that feel the need to *point out* their Christian themes come across as preachy. I'm not trying to avoid all Christian allegory; I'm trying to avoid books I know I'll want to throw against the wall at some point during the reading.