Every single day, Christian fiction books are becoming more and more popular. However, there are some people who think that the content of Christian fiction is not like before. For the uninitiated, let's define what Christian fiction is all about.
Compared to contemporary fiction, defining Christian fiction books is a little tricky. Generally speaking, Christian fiction is any writing that incorporates a Christian theme or viewpoint and beliefs in its storyline.
These kinds of books helps its readers get familiar with the Christian fair, sometimes even authors use it to examine their own beliefs; tackling philosophical, moral, and ethical questions and hoping to get some insight from it.
For instance, you have C.S. Lewis' books, these are considered to be Christian fiction because of the allegorical references that he made in his narrations. The argument of whether a Christian writer automatically writes a Christian writing is entirely up to the judgment of the reader.
Christian fiction books create a huge important to readers and help them get acquainted and get a better perspective about their faith.
Ultimately, the foremost Christian book would have to be the Bible. For believers, it is more than just a book about stories, but it is one of the most important pieces of their belief.
The Screwtape Letters
This is one of C.S. Lewis' most famous book apart from The Chronicles of Narnia; this book was praised by plenty of evangelical writers. The book is about Screwtape, who is an administrative assistant in hell and he is giving advice to his young assistant, Wormwood.
The young assistant, Wormwood, is actually assigned to corrupt a young man, and thus, he is getting assistance and advice from Screwtape. The book was written by Lewis, in such a witty way which was taken from the perception of hell and devils; making this book a really good read.
This is considered to be C.S. Lewis' most popular outside of the books of Narnia. This was considered to a favorite among evangelical writers. The book is about an exchange of conversation and advice, mostly from the administrative assistant of hell, Screwtape, to his young assistant, Wormwood.
The Lord of the Rings
It is packed with great insights into the depth and rationalizations of sin.
Tolkien was actually a devout believer and spent a majority of his time creating his books. One of them, of course, became the Lord of the Rings. The story of this book revolves around Frodo Baggins, after he inherits a ring from his uncle, Bilbo Baggins. This same ring, however, has the power to control the world and provide unimaginable power to its bearer.
However, a great council has agreed that the ring is dangerous and needs to be destroyed; however, the only way for it to be destroyed is if it is thrown into the same fire that created it, which lies in Mordor. Even though Frodo is resolved in not using the ring, he is still weak and he struggles to fight off his urge to use the ring while it slowly poisons his personality.
Tolkien was a devout believer and spent much of his time developing his books. Of course, one of them would be the ever popular Lord of the Rings. This story tells the tale of Frodo Baggins inheriting a ring from his uncle, Bilbo Baggins. This ring can control the world, but it also has the power to take over its bearer.
These two books are just some of the many classic Christian fiction books that you might want to explore and get acquainted with.
This has allegories about Christ as well as thelesson that goodness cannot come from evil.