I think I am remembering that Lori Wick pushed it farther in her later novels. I can't remember the particular book for a reference, but I think she started out with a trilogy that seemed good and then she took a nose dive. It's been so long ago, that is the only thing about her I remember.
I'm not familiar with Harlequin romance. Are they supposed to be written for a Christian audience? I think I tried to read one just to see what they were about and was either turned off that they were more explicit or they were just sappy. LOL!
No way. Harlequins are definitely not Christian in any way, nor are they intended to be.
I've never read anything by Lori Wick. Seems like I tried one time, and the story was kind of lame so I didn't finish it.
I love everything by Bodie/Brock Thoene and Gilbert Morris, and the occasional Frank Peretti. That's pretty much the extent of my *Christian fiction* reading. My favorite secular romance author is Barbara Cartland, but I haven't had the time to sit down with a good novel in several years.
When I do have time to read, it's usually non-fiction.
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--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
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Do you distinguish between a "Christian novel" and a "novel written by a writer who is a Christian"? Does everything a Christian writer writes have to be put in that section of the bookstore?
I've read all of Phyllis Whitney's books. She was a decent writer, but wouldn't be in the Christian section. They are more haunting, mystery novels. My grandmother loaned me, Window on the Square, when I was in High School and I continued reading her works. She doesn't have explicit sexual things, and from what I remember, I could count on her having at least one curse word. lol
Do you distinguish between a "Christian novel" and a "novel written by a writer who is a Christian"? Does everything a Christian writer writes have to be put in that section of the bookstore?
Or a "Christian romance novel."
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2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Or is the real question, should Christians read explicit novels?
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Is it wrong to depict sin in a novel? Any sin, or just sexual sin?
Is it wrong to read depictions of sin in a book (any book)? Any sin?
I don't know that it's definitely wrong to depict or read about sin in a book. I just don't want to fill my head with explicit sexual images, and if I read an explicit sexual scene, as I have before, it paints a very clear picture in my head. IMO, it's equivalent to pornography.
If I read a newspaper article about, say, a senator who committed adultery, I don't have step by step, detailed visualizations of that sexual experience. However, explicit romance novels paint a picture that is step by step and describes every moment and physical aspect in great detail. So reading *about* a sin is not the same as reading about it in explicit detail.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
Do you distinguish between a "Christian novel" and a "novel written by a writer who is a Christian"? Does everything a Christian writer writes have to be put in that section of the bookstore?
I consider something to be a Christian novel if it was written around Christian values.
Obviously if an author who is a Christian writes a novel that has no Christian viewpoint, it doesn't have to be in the "Christian" section of a bookstore. However, if the content reflects the author's values and contains nothing inappropriate, it could very well end up there.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
I consider something to be a Christian novel if it was written around Christian values.
Obviously if an author who is a Christian writes a novel that has no Christian viewpoint, it doesn't have to be in the "Christian" section of a bookstore. However, if the content reflects the author's values and contains nothing inappropriate, it could very well end up there.
Makes sense.
So, does the question of the thread apply also to non-Christian novels written by Christians?
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No way. Harlequins are definitely not Christian in any way, nor or they intended to be.
I've never read anything by Lori Wick. Seems like I tried one time, and the story was kind of lame so I didn't finish it.
I love everything by Bodie/Brock Thoene and Gilbert Morris, and the occasional Frank Peretti. That's pretty much the extent of my *Christian fiction* reading. My favorite secular romance author is Barbara Cartland, but I haven't had the time to sit down with a good novel in several years.
When I do have time to read, it's usually non-fiction.
Well, no wonder I didn't like Harlequin. LOL!
I have liked some of Gilbert Morris and Frank Peretti, but not all. I liked House, The Oath, and Monster, but I didn't like, This Present Darkness.
I really like Terri Blackstock and Dee Henderson. I'm trying to remember the book titles of this hilarious author that I borrowed from my daughter. I can't remember her name! lol
Or is the real question, should Christians read explicit novels?
I think a good guideline would be Phil. 4:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
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