Best Religious Fiction you've read/watched/ etc

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I thought of another, esp. for women, Stepping Heavenward. One of my very favorites. Though, you have to persevere through the first few chapters.
 
I just finished reading “A Miracle for St. Cecilia’s” by Katherine Valentine. She has 3 other books - “A Gathering of Angels”, “Grace Will Lead Me Home”, and “On A Wing And A Prayer”, which I also plan to read.
 
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The best Catholic fiction ever written is The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. In it’s depth of spirit, it’s adherence to truth, and depiction of sacrifice, nothing comes even close! :bowdown2:
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Taking issue with that. I am a huge fan of fantasy and I see no Christianity in that one, at least not deliberately. To discuss the ways in which all fantasy is subtly influenced by religion would take all night, though.

And I have to come to defense of my man Tolkien, who swore in public that LOTR was an allegory for nothing. Not World War 2, not Christianity, not anything.

Excellent books, though.
 
Was i supposed to like A Canticle for Liebowtiz? Man, I hope not. I couldn’t stay awake, I only got through half. The story was very good but the pacing plodded.
 
Fair enough. Tolkien always makes me sleepy. :yawn:
(Except maybe that cartoon starring the voice of Orson Bean – I think I stayed awake through that)

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C.S. Lewis’s sci-fi, fantasy, and Screwtape Letters are all great reads. And I have to agree with all those LOTR fans. As for religious movies, well there’s The Passion, It’s a Wonderful Life, Michael, Touched By an Angel, and to some extent Star Trek VI (it had a religious message anyway.)
 
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I have to second “How Firm a Foundation”. I stayed up to wee hours of the morning to read it.
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That was definately a great read. I wish Marcus Grodi would write another one!
 
Glad you mentioned Eco’s “The Name of the Rose,” tee_eff_em. I just finished a rereading of that book. I read it in college and it immediately became one of my five favorites. I felt the need to justify its place on that “best of the best” list of mine I’m always reworking, and sure enough … it is there in the top five. It is an incredible book.

Coincidentally, upon finishing “Name of the Rose” for the second time, I finally took “Canticle for Leibowitz” off my shelf and read it. The first 1/3 was slow, but good. The next 1/3 was really good. And the final 1/3 blew my mind. I highly recommend that book.

Another one I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned is a book called “Barabbas” by Par Lagerkvist. An incredibly moving fictional story about the thief set free so Jesus could be crucified, and his struggle with faith … his quest to believe. Oh how it mirrors our own.

My favorite short story writer is Andre Dubus (no, not Dubus III, that’s his son). His stories all take place in that gray area of morality that exists between the black and the white of sin. His characters are as easily despised as they are loved. His books are just recently seeing a resurgence, with two of his stories having been made into films: “In the Bedroom” and “We Don’t Live Here Anymore.”
 
Liberalsaved,

You’ve gotta give Canticle another try … I know what you mean about that first section. I felt the same way. But I trusted the book (and my best friend, who swore by the book) and prodded on and the payoff was so worth it.Really … each section gets better and better.
Another great sf book is A Case for Conscience by James Blish. Dig it.
 
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Liberalsaved,

You’ve gotta give Canticle another try … I know what you mean about that first section. I felt the same way. But I trusted the book (and my best friend, who swore by the book) and prodded on and the payoff was so worth it.Really … each section gets better and better.
Another great sf book is A Case for Conscience by James Blish. Dig it.
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I might, but I have to read Good Omens and a handful of Ray Bradbury books first.
 
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