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The Messiah of Morris Avenue
Tony Hendra
Henry Holt
April 2006
256 pages
ISBN: 0805079645
Hardcover
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Inspirational
Tony Hendra's Father Joe became a new classic of
faith and spirituality--even for those not usually inclined.
Now Hendra is back with a novel set in a very reverent
future where church and state walk hand in hand. Fade-in as
Johnny Grecoa--a fallen journalist who nurses a few grudges
along with his cocktails--stumbles onto the story of a young
man named Jay who's driving around New Jersey preaching
radical notions (kindness, generosity) and tossing off
miracles. How better, Johnny schemes, to stick it to the
Reverend Sabbath, America's #1 Holy Warrior, than to write a
headline-making story announcing Jay as the Second Coming?
Then something strange happens. Died-in-the-wool skeptic
Johnny actually finds his own life being transformed by the
new messiah. Alternately hilarious and
genuinely moving, The Messiah of Morris Avenue brings
to life a savior who reminds the world of what Jesus
actually taught and wittily skewers all sorts of
sanctimoniousness on both sides of the political spectrum.
Writing with heart, a sharp eye, and a passionate
frustration with those who feel they hold a monopoly on God,
Tony Hendra has created a delightful entertainment that
reminds us of the unfailing power of genuine faith.
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