tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post6768942523188279028..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Review: One More Kiss by Kim AmosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-54990089488025108342015-11-01T15:49:24.955+11:002015-11-01T15:49:24.955+11:00I don't think the writer had any agenda - most...I don't think the writer had any agenda - most romance authors are about the story, not an agenda. I suspect she hasn't got any knowledge of true Christianity and is portraying it as she sees it. <br /><br />I do agree there are genuine believers in all Christian denominations, which is great to see. That's the other thing which marked this as not Christian fiction: she mentioned a denomination by name. Most CBA authors go out of their way to avoid that.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-81295452496365733672015-11-01T00:42:56.933+11:002015-11-01T00:42:56.933+11:00That's disappointing Iola. It's is how Chr...That's disappointing Iola. It's is how Christian faith is often portrayed by those outside (or perhaps who have had unsatisfactory childhood experiences of the church) and some denominations are may have more 'culture Christians' than others - but, in my experience, all denominations have genuine faith filled believers who live lives of integrity and often uncommon love and service. Do you think the author had an agenda (as is clearly the case say in Barabar Kingslover's The Poisonwood Bible) or is just replicating her own (mis)understanding of what Christian faith is actually about?Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.com