Author: Tony Hendra
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1429900474
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
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In The Messiah of Morris Avenue, Tony Hendra—the acclaimed satirist and New York Times bestselling author of Father Joe—poses the question: would we recognize the messiah if he appeared today? And delivers, in the words of Frank McCourt, “just what the country needs now—a good dose of merriment in the face of crawthumping righteousness.” In the not so distant future, the tide of righteousness—in the form of executions, barking evangelists, tank-like SUVs, and a movie industry run entirely by the Christian right—has swept the nation. Aside from the non-white, the non-Christian, and the non-wealthy, all are believers. Among the skeptics is a washed-up journalist named Johnny Greco, who hears of a media-shy young man known as “Jay” roaming through ghettos, healing the sick, and tossing off miracles. Soft-spoken and shabbily dressed, Jay is an unlikely savior for this anxious and intolerant America. But as he makes his rounds, gathers followers, and makes furious enemies among the righteous powers that be, Johnny finds it harder and harder to doubt him.
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Languages : en
Pages : 1202
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Category : Almanacs
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
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Lists news events, population figures, and miscellaneous data of an historic, economic, scientific and social nature.
Author: Margaret E Ramey
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 0718845803
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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For almost two millennia, Jesus' story has been retold in various forms and fashions but in the last century a new way of reimagining the man from Galilee has sprung up in the form of novels about the life ofJesus. While the novels themselves are asvaried as their authors, this work aims to introduce readers to some common literary strategies and theological agendas found in this phenomenon by surveying a few prominent examples. It also explores the question of what happens when we examine theintertextual play between these reimaginings and their Gospel progenitors as we allow these contemporary novels to pose new questions to their ancient counterparts. An intriguing hermeneutical circle ensues as we embark on our quest for the fictional Jesus and accompany his incarnations as they lead us back to re-examine the canonical portraits of Jesus anew.
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Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Category : Real property
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Category : Methodist Church
Languages : en
Pages : 2172
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Author: James Lee Wells
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Category : Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 686
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 836
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