{"product_id":"the-messiah-of-morris-avenue-9780312425395","title":"The Messiah of Morris Avenue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Messiah of Morris Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e, Tony Hendra--the acclaimed satirist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFather Joe\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312425395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.56w x 0.70d","brand":"Tony Hendra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44916246872245,"sku":"9780312425395","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-messiah-of-morris-avenue-9780312425395","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}