You're a Christian writer. You want to write to glorify God. But do you want to put a reference to God in your book? Why not? Well, you may have an answer to that. Maybe it doesn't fit in with your book; maybe it's in a different era or world; maybe you want to appeal to a wider audience. It's scary to put something controversial in your book; it might affect how your book sells. Remember two things, though:
1. It's possible to put God in your book without preaching, though it may be difficult.
2. Throughout history, Christianity has been the accepted religion, making it easier to be accurate while including your religion has opposed to other religions.
You could have it be a part of the culture, such as Jessica Day George's "Princess of the Midnight Ball"; or you could have your character consider religion as he is faced with death, such as in Veronica Roth's "Divergent"; (I'm not trying to be feminist; those were the ones that popped into my head, and I'm sure there are other wonderful ones, which I would love you tell me about below). You could also make it laced all the way through your stories, as I hope it is through your life. In my story, I use the different characters religion and their behavior towards it to help describe their different personalities. The main thing really is, what is God calling you to do with your book? You can write books that have no reference to God, but that tell of a Christian perspective, like in C.S Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia". On the other hand, how does that benefit anyone else if they don't know how to get it for themselves? George McDonald is a wonderful author, and he wasn't afraid to either put God in or not put God in. C.S Lewis became a Christian in part because of one of his fantasies, that didn't have a reference to God, but it did have a Godly world view. It's between you and God, and it's a serious matter if that's where you're investing your time and hoping that others will invest theirs. Pray, and consider God before everything else.
I was all done with this post, and I talked to my mom about it. She brought up the issue of glory. Who gets the credit for the book you write? She said it was fine to put it in, and fine not to put it in. What really matters is why you do it. Are you going to put it in so the audience can see how spiritual you are? Are you going to give God the credit for a book with no references to Him? What's inside of you?
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