The Messiah of Morris Avenue

In the not so distant future of Tony Hendras novel, the tide of righteousnessin the form of executions, barking evangelists, tank-like SUVs, and a movie industry run entirely by the Christian righthas 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 Jayroaming through ghettos, healing the sick, and tossing off miracles. Soft-spoken and shabbily dressed, Jay is an unlikely savior for this antsy 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.