For something to truly be "inspirational" in the pure sense of the word, it must inspire someone to DO something. That could be nothing more than think about something, I suppose, or to act. Ted Dekker's RED (that's the first one, right?) was a unique and interesting novel, but not sure it was able to "inspire" people to do anything (maybe go swimming or see bats in a whole new way). In most cases, I think, "inspirational" means to make one see the world, from the way an apple looks on your counter in the morning to something as big as how the US government works within other countries, in a different light. In the Christian sense, perhaps allow the reader to see these (in a very, very filtered way) through God's eyes, or at the very least the eyes of a believer.
Meaning of Inspirational
For something to truly be "inspirational" in the pure sense of the word, it must inspire someone to DO something. That could be nothing more than think about something, I suppose, or to act. Ted Dekker's RED (that's the first one, right?) was a unique and interesting novel, but not sure it was able to "inspire" people to do anything (maybe go swimming or see bats in a whole new way). In most cases, I think, "inspirational" means to make one see the world, from the way an apple looks on your counter in the morning to something as big as how the US government works within other countries, in a different light. In the Christian sense, perhaps allow the reader to see these (in a very, very filtered way) through God's eyes, or at the very least the eyes of a believer.