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Romancing God : evangelical women and inspirational fiction / Lynn S. Neal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neal, Lynn S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Christian fiction, American.
- American fiction--Christian authors--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.
- Romance fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Romance fiction, American.
- Christianity and literature--United States.
- Christianity and literature.
- Women and literature--United States.
- Women and literature.
- Evangelicalism--United States.
- Evangelicalism.
- Evangelicalism in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the world of the evangelical romance novel, sex and desire are mitigated by an omnipresent third party, the divine. This book states that women's interpretations demonstrate the constant negotiations that characterize evangelical living. It shows the aesthetic sensibility to help alter conventional understandings, both secular and religious.
- Contents:
- The history of evangelical romance
- The discipline of fun
- The evaluation of romance
- The ministry of romantic fiction
- The fashioning of faith
- The romance of God.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-232) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798890879592
- 9780807877197
- 0807877190
- 9781429453837
- 1429453834
- OCLC:
- 476237203
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