Login

Gospel Love or Another White Knight Romance?

By Natalie Conrad In an attempt to witness to a secular audience, the film “Redeeming Love” makes the fatal mistake of confusing love of God and love of humankind.

Redeeming Love characters Angel and Michael Hosea.
Photo credit iMDb.
Francine Rivers’ 1991 novel “Redeeming Love” — set during the 1850s Gold Rush in California — retells the book of Hosea through the redemptive story of a sex worker, Angel, and her marriage to Michael Hosea. The character of Michael is inspired by the story of the Biblical prophet Hosea, who was called by God to marry a sex worker as part of a prophetic message toward Israel. Yet while readers of Rivers’ novel can u...

Dive in deeper, uninterrupted
Reveal the full article with a subscription to one of our plans.
Subscribe Now
Login

Already subscribed?

Picture of Natalie Fopma

Natalie Fopma

Natalie Fopma is a senior Communication and English Writing major from Dublin, Ohio. She is a captain for the cross country and track and field teams. She can frequently be found running, reading a good book, or getting coffee with a friend.

All Posts
Share Post:

Discover more from The Wheaton Record

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading

Log in