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Surprised by Christ in the Pages of Literature
Because I teach writing and write novels, one-third of the emphasis in my PhD studies has been the “aesthetics of the novel.” As part of my exam prep, I have spent the past eighteen months reading a ten-page-long list of classic books. One of the great surprises has been finding Christ, Christian characters, and/or Christian theology in unexpected places. People have been asking to know my favorites, so here’s an annotated list in “alpha” order by author. John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress. This one’s overt—an allegory of the Christian life with a protagonist named (what else?) Christian. It is for good reason this one has endured. Fanny Burney, Camilla. This…