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Originally Posted by rkomar
Yes, I think it is like labeling food Kosher. It has an appeal to those who hunger for purity, even if they're outside the targeted group.
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Originally Posted by Angst
I read one of the "Left Behind" series. It was free on Amazon. ... The book serves as a platform for the author to preach his brand of dogma to the reader.
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I like that these two quotes follow each other directly. As in any genre, authors have different motivations and thematic goals.
For a while, my feeling was that "Christian" fiction meant preaching the Gospel.
Left Behind -- from what I've heard, not having read it -- comes from that "tradition."
Maybe blame Narnia?
OTOH, Father Andrew Greeley wrote from a perspective of Christianity being true and real and influential in characters lives. A female English author took a similar tack -- her name escapes me, sorry -- her work being more "literary" (and awesome).
And what of
The Lord of the Rings? Written from a powerfully faithful Christian worldview. Or
A Clockwork Orange in a similar vein, and making direct philosophical challenges from a Christian perspective.
Can you imagine the film
A Clockwork Orange being labeled "Christian"? But that's what it is.
-Pie