Masterplots II : Christian Literature

Masterplots II: Christian Literature captures the breadth of Christian literature - both fiction and nonfiction - by selecting more than 500 of the greatest and most representative works identified with the genre. At the core of this work are the fiction and nonfiction ""classics"" to which most students and general readers - Christian or secular - will be exposed at some time in their lives, from Saint Augustine's ""Confessions to John"" Bunyan's ""Pilgrim's Progress"" to C. S. Lewis' ""Screwtape Letters"". Many titles represent the ""boom"" in Christian literature of the past three decades, from the ""Left Behind"" series to ""The Da Vinci Code"". While several of the titles were not written exclusively for a Christian audience, all works covered in these volumes have been taught or analyzed from a Christian perspective. The bulk of the titles in our list, however, overtly emphasize the Christian experience. In many cases, these works were written expressly for the purpose of addressing Christian concerns or simply providing a good ""Christian read."" The scope is broad not only generically but also temporally and geographically, with works by authors as diverse as Gustavo Gutierrez, Immaculee Ilibagiza, J. N. Mugambi, and Fumitaka Matsuoka and dates of publication ranging from Christian times to the 21st century. Titles in all the major genres are included: drama, from Everyman to Jesus Christ, Superstar; poetry, from ""The Dream of the Rood"" to Mark Jarman's ""Questions for Ecclesiastes""; and the best of Christian genre fiction, including romance, mystery, and science fiction, as well as literary fiction. We have contemporary and often controversial blockbusters such as C.S. Lewis' ""Chronicles of Narnia"" and Rick Warren's ""The Purpose-Driven Life"". The best-seller status of both testifies to the growing revival of interest in the genre of Christian literature. The set is arranged alphabetically by title, and each essay (averaging approximately 1,600 words,