Christian Goodreaders discussion

I've got a reason for reading Christian Fiction that I don't hear expressed that much. Do you?

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I've highly been blessed by Christian fiction. In Brock and Bodie Thoene's works I've been able to feel what a specific time felt like. This is especially great to help understand the first century in their series A.D. Chronicles. Brock has a doctorate in history and does a tremendous amount of preparation for each book. Bodie has a doctorate in literature and well brings this to the reader.
Another author that has truly blessed me is Randy Alcorn. He expanded my unterstading of the current heaven in his mysteries Deadline, Dominion, and Deception and in his non mystery Safely Home.

Kent wrote: "I've highly been blessed by Christian fiction. In Brock and Bodie Thoene's works I've been able to feel what a specific time felt like. This is especially great to help understand the first century..."

I've only tried a little of the Thoenes' sons' work so far. I've got some of Brock and Bodie's historical novels to try, though I'll admit I held off after I found out the N-word appears in some of the language. But at least it won't catch me unawares to run into it, so I'll probably read my first of their novels this year.

Lately, I've been digging around for older but new-to-me ChristFic to try alongside the newer books. 🙂 It's interesting getting a feel for the progression of the genre, from around the time it became a category on the market to now.

I've never read any of their son's work. I've never experienced offensive language in their works. I started with some of their historical fiction around the beginnings of modern Israel. A.D. Chronicles is actually introduced in that series.

Kent wrote: "I've never read any of their son's work. I've never experienced offensive language in their works. I started with some of their historical fiction around the beginnings of modern Israel. A.D. Chron..."

I ran into the slur by accident while I was flipping (and probably smelling!) the pages of one of the books. I also checked out some reviews of a historical Western series by the authors and saw some similar concerns about the racial language, and I've run into the N-word and other racial slurs in different older books by different authors from the same publisher. My guess is that the publisher hasn't always understood just how strong some language is, particularly for people from different backgrounds, and I'm assuming they no longer allow words like that in their books.

That issue is one reason I've had a complicated relationship and mixed feelings about Christian Fiction for years. But it has indeed been good to see the genre opening up to more diverse authors and perspectives. As for the nostalgia I refer to in my blog post above, Janette Oke is still my top author to return to again and again when I'm in the mood for "comfort reading."

The A.D. Chronicles series is on my radar along with the various Zion series. I may wind up reading a good deal of the Thoenes' work during my overall journey back and forth through ChristFic. 😄