Publisher's Synopsis
Is faith a religion? Is faith a lifestyle? Is faith just the opposite of sin? Maybe faith is about one defining moment in your life... Attempted Rapture: The Saint is a modern day parable of lost faith and redemption that will evoke the hearts and minds of believers. This hard-edged Christian novel explores the issue of faith through the eyes of three characters, each one symbolizing a life stage of the Christian perspective. Hal Persill is the agnostic believer, a young man plagued by doubt and temptation, and who feels alienated from his rural hometown of "Radrick" after a long stay in New York. Amara Stallart is a preacher's daughter and a shining star of Christian loyalty that clings to her family ties and moral upbringing. Anne McNamary is an ex-Christian profligate and a notorious exile from the community who lurks somewhere in the big city. Whose faith will survive intact when certain destruction strikes? Attempted Rapture: The Saint is a tale of morality, love, and Bible-Belt culture. Author Mitchell Warren explores the concept of Christian faith, modernizing the parable of "The Prodigal Son" with an experimental mix of poetry and prose, humor, sermonizing, and harsh interior monologues. The end result is a provocative Christian novel that doesn't lecture, but allows readers to draw their own conclusions as to what faith is and what redemption ultimately means to a believer.