Increasingly, however, content within the Christian fiction category is changing from overtly religious to subtle faith-based themes, such as forgiveness or hope. This shift has created a gray ...

Why should we read Christian fundamentalist fiction? Think of novels as a kind of technology—a technology that allows the reader access to the imaginative and emotional experiences of the novel’s ...

Getting readers to notice is its own struggle. Chris Jager started selling fiction at Baker Book House, one of the largest independent Christian bookstores in the United States, more than 25 years ...

Inspirational Christian fiction, sometimes called “edgy inspirational,” is a genre that seeks to throw off the yoke of traditional Christian fiction and offer something more contemporary and ...

No news might be good news for publishers of Christian fiction—or it might just be that there is no big news. Steve Oates, v-p of marketing for Baker Publishing Group’s Bethany House and ...

The paramedics come, along with the police and a running man, and it all happens in a choreographed swirl—choreographed by Kingsbury, who has been called the “queen of Christian fiction ...

Trying to fit these novels into a broader picture, it's hard to miss the fact that romance without sex isn't limited to Amish fiction, or to Christian fiction. There might seem to be a world of ...

“God knows what you’re thinking anyway, you know?” Kingsbury, 60, has long been hailed as the queen of Christian fiction. That is perhaps a slender crown. Until fairly recently, Christian ...