In a recent issue of Image Journal, Tony Woodlief presented an insightful piece about how bad theology works its way out into bad art, especially bad writing ("Bad Christian Art," Tuesday, May 31, 2011).
The writer identifies several overworked angles and themes in much of what is passed off as "Christian Fiction," including:
Neat resolution
One-dimensional characters
Sentimentality
Woodlief's description of these-- and why they are problematic-- is a great help for a writer who is a Christian. (The comments on the article are also quite insightful, incidentally.)
What do you think? Are these clichés the main problem with much Christian Fiction? Are they the only ones?
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