Wideman's Gospel

Autor*innen

• David Dayton

Parameter

• 342 Seiten
• 12 Lesestunden

• Belletristik
• Esoterik & Religion

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This coming-of-age story follows Calvin Wideman, an ex-evangelical who gradually distanced himself from the church and later embraced the philosophies of Aldous Huxley, Alan Watts, and Timothy Leary during college. When recruited to mediate a family conflict over scripture, Cal finds himself entangled in their intellectual “biblical bickering,” which prompts him to reevaluate his past experiences and relationships. The narrative begins the weekend before Christmas in 1974, as Cal returns to Chicago feeling nostalgic for Mexico, where he had spent his savings after graduating from Northwestern. His friend Josh meets him at the airport, urging him to call his mother about an “urgent family matter.” Upon learning that his sister Rachel has joined a cult, Cal suspects his parents are overreacting but agrees to visit her at the commune in a wealthy suburb. There, he uncovers unsettling truths about the group’s radical reinterpretation of the Greek New Testament. On Christmas Eve, he finds himself defending Rachel’s beliefs to his family, whose strong opposition confounds him as it contradicts their Reformed theology. This family drama forces Cal to confront the trauma of his lost faith while navigating the complex interplay of belief, reason, freedom, and familial ties.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Einband: Paperback