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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452027203321

Autore

Neal Lynn S

Titolo

Romancing God [[electronic resource] ] : evangelical women and inspirational fiction / / Lynn S. Neal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2006

ISBN

0-8078-7719-0

1-4294-5383-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Disciplina

813/.085083822

Soggetti

Christian fiction, American - History and criticism

American fiction - Christian authors - History and criticism

American fiction - Women authors - History and criticism

Love stories, American - History and criticism

Christianity and literature - United States

Women and literature - United States

Evangelicalism - United States

Evangelicalism in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-232) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.