What is Christian Fiction?
W hat is Christian Fiction ? There is a genre called Christian Fiction and it has several sub-genres, including romance, historical, women’s fiction, speculative fiction, etc. so it seems like it would be easy to define what is and is not Christian Fiction . Some people (including Christians) avoid Christian Fiction because of certain beliefs they have about the books in the genre, but Christian Fiction isn’t easy to define. But I can understand the reluctance of some people because most of what I see in Christian Fiction these days are either women’s fiction (including romance) or super dark stories about the end of the world. This is very different from the Christian Fiction of yesteryear that included such classic novels as The Pilgrim’s Progress , The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , Not My Will , and In His Steps . In part, the change may be because traditional Christian publishers and authors were more interested in the message than the money. Modern publishers of Christia...