The Production of Christian Fiction
Christian novels are not simply the result of an author's idiosyncratic intentions but are the product of the collective activity of gatekeepers who work within the constraints of the publishing industry and who must attend to the sensitivities of Christian fiction's vigilant audience. In...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2004]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2004, Volume: 6, Issue: 1 |
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Summary: | Christian novels are not simply the result of an author's idiosyncratic intentions but are the product of the collective activity of gatekeepers who work within the constraints of the publishing industry and who must attend to the sensitivities of Christian fiction's vigilant audience. In resolving the tension between ministerial intentions and industry imperatives, the gatekeepers of Christian publishing maintain the general conventions that shape the popular Christian evangelical aesthetic. |
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ISSN: | 1703-289X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.6.1.001 |