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Christian Novel

The Novel and Its Forms

A Christian novel is a novel written in the tradition of Christian literature: a work of fiction that focuses on religious events and on a Christian view of the world.

Facts
Notable Example
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis 1
Defining Trait
Promotes values and moral lessons, always with a happy ending in which good prevails over evil 1
Defining Trait
Subject Matter 1
Connections

Subgenre Of

The Novel, Genres
Source Christian novel, Wikipedia
Sources
1. Christian novel, Wikipedia
  • Notable examples, classic works
    Aslan in Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe allegorically represents Christ.
  • Genre characteristics
    always has a happy ending (good prevails over evil in all books)
  • Lead paragraph, defining sentence
    C
  • Subgenre Of: The Novel, Lead paragraph, sentence naming the parent genre
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