Jesus forgave the thief, but did not take him down from the cross.

Francine Rivers (b. 1947), Bestseller-Autorin christlicher Belletristik

Related Bible passage: LUK.23.43

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Grace & Redemption

Francine Rivers

Francine Rivers (* 1947) ist eine US-amerikanische Autorin, die seit den 1980er-Jahren das Genre der evangelikalen Belletristik maßgeblich prägt. Bekanntheit erlangte sie vor allem durch Werke wie „Redeeming Love“, in denen sie biblische Stoffe vor dem Hintergrund existenzieller Themen wie Missbrauch und Schuld verarbeitet, was in konservativen Kreisen wegen der teils expliziten Schilderungen auch diskutiert wird. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht ihr Werk theologische Kernthemen wie göttliche Gnade, Treue und Vergebung anhand menschlicher Lebenskrisen.

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