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The Church Of The Comic Spirit: Including The Bear Lake Scrolls

The Church Of The Comic Spirit: Including The Bear Lake Scrolls

Wiebe, Paul

Paperback

HumorGeneral Fiction

ISBN10: 0971859949
ISBN13: 9780971859944
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 29 2008
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
One evening Father Alazon Lecher appears on a popular talk show to announce that he has received a series of revelations. Several God-sent angels, he says, instructed him to find and translate a set of twelve scrolls, then choose four disciples to help him interpret these scriptures-the Bear Lake Scrolls-and establish the Church of the Comic Spirit. The Scrolls, the original versions of some famous Bible stories, form the centerpiece of this novel. Each of the twelve tales has a distinct plot, style, and characters, who are cast in the roles of rogues, buffoons, fools, and schlemiels. God is often the central character, though his role and traits change from story to story. The teachings of the church are set forth in a brief catechism consisting of answers to FAQs, e.g.: Whether God exists or whether someone has been posing as God? Whether irreverence is the highest virtue? Whether laughter is the way to salvation?

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