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The Purpose And Power of Evangelistic Fiction; a post for Christians only 10/31/2006 11:04:22 AM
There's a difference between "Christian fiction" and "Evangelistic fiction." I see my novels as primarily the latter. More Christians need to grasp the value of such fiction in reaching the unreached. Excerpts from "The Purpose And Power of Evangelistic Fiction
By James M. Becher
This post is taken from my blog for Christians: http://uniqueevangelisticnovles.blogspot.com
NOTE: This post is for Christians only.
And your comments are welcome at jimandberenice.bellsouth.net
I wonder if most Christians realize the value of Evangelistic fiction in reaching people for Christ. I purposely use the term "Evangelistic fiction" and not "Christian fiction" as I feel there is a difference. "Christian fiction" is fiction that is meant primarily to be read and enjoyed by Christians, whereas "Evangelistic fiction" is fiction that is meant primarily to reach non-Christians.
I consider my 2 published novels to be primarily Evangelistic fiction. Although they can serve as great entertainment for Christians, my main purpose in writing them was to reach unbeleivers. Thus, Some Christians may even find some things in them that they consider offensive. For example, the non-Christian characters in my sci-fi novel, "IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY" sometimes use words like "dang." ....There are also elements of romance in my Biblical novel ("God forbid"---that's one reaction I have had from some super pious Christians.) Well,...I was not writing them for you. I did not intend to write lilly white clean stories for pious Christians to enjoy. But don't get me wrong-- aside from the things I have already mentioned and perhaps the presence of a bar-room/brothel in the chapter on the gold rush in "IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY," My novels do make for good clean reading.
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