false <![CDATA[American Savior: A Novel of Divine Politics]]> 3599893 2 What if Jesus suddenly appeared and announced that he planned to run for President of the United States? Yes, that Jesus. And what if a well-meaning but utterly inexperienced band of disciples not only helped him mount a seat-of-the-pants campaign but also ran it well, getting millions of people to support him and in the process throwing the other two major party candidates&#8212;as well as the world's news media&#8212;into a frenzy as they scramble to discredit him? <br><br> Roland Merullo's bitingly clever satirical novel about the state of American politics follows one man's campaign to bring back goodness and kindness (<i>real</i> goodness and kindness this time) in a country that has fallen into a divisive state of fear and hatred. Merullo takes us into the heart of "a nation in grave spiritual danger" as the Son of man sets out to make everyone realize that "politics as usual" is no longer an acceptable alternative. <br><br> <i>American Savior</i> is a remarkably innovative novel that challenges our perceptions and beliefs while it wags a finger at the folly of our self-righteousness. It is sure to cause controversy among those for whom politics itself has become a kind of religion. 3642596 28 8 2008 American Savior: A Novel of Divine Politics total:118|5:17|4:46|3:40|2:13|1:2| 118 417 222 52 5 1 false false Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 05:50:35 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 06:06:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 20:23:26 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 20:44:05 -0800 2008
What if he returned to America?

What if he returned to America and RAN FOR PRESIDENT?

And what if, once he appeared in the spotlight that goes with that race, he espoused his platform and it didn't mesh with the right wing Chri...more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 07:24:36 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 15:28:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 08 06:00:01 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 06:00:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 08:27:24 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 07:37:54 -0700 2009
I desperately wanted to like this book. I mean it, I did. People asked what I was reading, and I got excited explaining the premise. How can you not...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 12:14:37 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 12:27:56 -0800 2008
The story revolves around Jesus Christ's second return to Earth, in which he decides to run for President of the United States. He chooses a variety of "suspect" individu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 03 13:42:17 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 21 06:44:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 11:36:44 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 18:59:41 -0700 2008
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When I first began this book, I had a hard time getting Christopher Moore's Josh (Jesus)character out of my head. I will admit that t...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 13:57:32 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 12:03:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 20:10:55 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 18:38:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 16:42:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 16:54:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 04 10:18:16 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 10:29:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 16:06:07 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 16:01:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 03 06:17:27 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 06:19:34 -0800 2008 What if Jesus did return and run for President of the United States? How many people do you think would vote for him? How would the media react? How would ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 16 17:41:06 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 29 05:49:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 16:43:17 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 16:46:59 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 18:00:39 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 19:11:47 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 13 15:35:48 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 15:49:20 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:51:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 12:12:34 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 09:36:10 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 08:37:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3599893