# Books with seriously religious characters?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 23, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-seriously-religious-characters/157031 "2003-02-23T23:25:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-seriously-religious-characters/157031/81 "2003-03-02T23:23:55Z")

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You might try Andrew Greeley’s books, if you’re looking for mainstream family-type fiction. I haven’t read him for years but I remember him as being even-handed and thoughtful.

Did someone mention Jan Karon’s Mitford books? The main character is a minister, if I remember right.

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