Book Recommendations discussion

I enjoyed Five People You Meet in Heaven, even if I didn't agree with the theology.

Which leads me to the question - can you enjoy a (fictional) book when you don't agree with the theology behind it?

I enjoyed that one also. I thought it gave perspective on how you can be impacting lives and not realize it. I do believe you can enjoy and get something out of a fiction book even if you don't agree with the theology. Non fiction can be a little trickier. There is a lot of books labeled Christian that don't always line up with scripture. I try to read everything and take it with a grain of salt and always look back to scripture for truth.

True! I would definitely put down a non-fiction book I didn't agree with.
The character development was outstanding in The Five People...

Before Cervantes wrote Don Quixote, in the 1400's, it was forbidden to write fiction by the church which controlled Spain and was also basically those times most of Europe, writing fiction was considered lying and was punishable by prison or worse. Cervantes book included lots of things that were real like knights and such and blurred the lines enough that it was ultimately considered true enough. I definitely think fiction can be uplifting and morally good, when Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn it was the first book written from the viewpoint of an uneducated, undependable child, before that books, at least English and American books, even fiction were from the viewpoint of a dependable, wiser character, yet Huckleberry Finn's love and friendship with the slave Jim, changed many hearts. and for example Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Toms's Cabin, many felt at the time lead in a very strong way to the civil war, and freedom ultimately from slavery in the united states. Just some thoughts.

THANK YOU for your thoughts, Kevin. Though you may not have realized it, you have encouraged me tremendously. The church where I belong encourages its members NOT to read my work, will not include it in their library, and has encouraged me to stop my writing. They feel that (even though my work is fiction), it twists the Word of God. (I actually have my characters USE the Word of God to help them). My books are about the possibility of present-day Nephilim. Now, I don't even believe that could happen, but it is still fun to think about. Right?