Sex In Christian Novels

[Timmy]

Related question:

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?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Related question:

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

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Related question:

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."

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Related question:

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.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

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?