Weekly, AuthorSupport.com passes up projects that are spiritual in nature. As Christians in the publishing arena we feel strongly about not wanting to be associated with projects that bring reproach to the name of Christ. Our quote request form is designed to give us enough information to evaluate a project. Occasionally we need to ask some specific questions. This article was written to help you evaluate your project before submitting.

Even among “Christian” circles there are a host of false teachings that seem to be recirculated over and over again. If you are a Christian please evaluate your project based on the following statement… 

The true gospel is a call to self-denial, not self-fulfillment. The gospel is a message about redemption, not about life’s purpose. The gospel according to Scripture deals with God’s law, His grace, human depravity, redemption from sin, justification, sanctification, holiness, the nature of saving faith, and the lordship of Christ. The true gospel’s most essential features are the cross of Christ and the truth of the resurrection.

Here is a short list of book genres that will be automatically rejected….

• Christian Mysticism (Contemplative Prayer, Lectio Divina, Breath Prayers, etc.)
• Meditation Practices (TM, Guided Visualizations, Channeling, Yoga)
• Prosperity Gospel (”Name it and claim it”, “Jesus wants you to be successful”)
• Non-Christian Religious Material (Mormonism, Islam, Budhism, Hinduism, etc.)
• Heretical Christian Material (Oneness Pentecostalism, Baptismal Regeneration, Universalism, etc.)