Tuesday Book Chat | How do you define Christian fiction?

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Tuesday Book Chat: How do you define Christian fiction?

Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week.

Today’s question is:

How do you define Christian fiction?

We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or in a comment on the blog post shared in our Australasian Christian Writers Facebook Group.

Let’s chat!

When I first read this question, I thought hmm… In many ways this is a hard question to answer.

In books categorised as Christian fiction, I want to see characters struggling with real issues and living out the consequences of their flawed decisions. Perfect characters are boring, and realistic Christian characters won’t be perfect. But they will have a conscience and the Holy Spirit working inside them. Their relationship with God will be real, even if God or Jesus or Bible verses aren’t explicitly mentioned in the story. Kind of like the book of Esther in the Bible.

Fiction Friday: Acceptable Content in Christian Fiction

Last month I wrote a blog post looking at Acceptable Content In Christian Fiction.

What do you think?

And don’t forget: if you’d like to participate in our weekly Book Chat by posting the question and your answer on your blog, drop us an email via our Contact page and we’ll send you the list of questions for 2019.

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    A fun loving Aussie girl at heart, Narelle Atkins was born and raised on the beautiful northern beaches in Sydney, Australia. She has settled in Canberra with her husband and children. A lifelong romance reader, she found the perfect genre to write when she discovered inspirational romance. Narelle’s contemporary stories of faith and romance are set in Australia and international locations.

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A fun loving Aussie girl at heart, Narelle Atkins was born and raised on the beautiful northern beaches in Sydney, Australia. She has settled in Canberra with her husband and children. A lifelong romance reader, she found the perfect genre to write when she discovered inspirational romance. Narelle’s contemporary stories of faith and romance are set in Australia and international locations.

6 replies on “Tuesday Book Chat | How do you define Christian fiction?”

  1. I get encouragement from connecting with characters that are real, they wrestle but yet overcome.

  3. For me Christian fiction is a book that is clean without sex scenes or bad language. It doesn’t have to be overtly religious (IE always going to church or church activities). But normally will have a faith element in it. I like seeing them struggle with real issues. I like seeing them asking God for help. Also I like to see them struggle with real issues a normal Christian will struggle with.

    1. Hi Jenny, Yes, your definition of Christian fiction is what most readers expect from the genre. Clean and wholesome content with a faith element in the story. 🙂

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