Whereas for Elders Skousen and Marshalltwo Latter-day Saint (Mormon) missionariesthe season is another opportunity to share their Churchs distinctive interpretation of the Christian gospel; but their efforts are often rebuffed, as well.
In the course of their work, these two pairs of men engage in dialogue with traditional Christians, as well as members of the Church of Christ; the Community of Christ (RLDS); Seventh-day Adventists; and Oneness Pentecostalsnot to mention skeptics, atheists, and the increasing numbers of people who lack any particular religious beliefs.
But when a local church brings in a researcher to give a series of lectures on Cultsand specifically targeting the Jehovahs Witnesses and Mormonsa confrontation is ensured, where theological and biblical concepts collide in a public forum.
Who, if anyone, really has the Truth? Can one still discover the true meaning of Christmas in the midst of passionate disagreements over the validity of the holiday season? Are objections raised about the secularization and rampant commercialism of the modern celebration valid?
Spend a holiday season (or any other season) with some interesting and intellectually-stimulating characters, as they explore these and other challenging questions.
(Readers of the authors earlier novel, A Multicultural Christmas, will be pleased to see a brief reappearance of two characters from that book.)
Steve Propp lives and works in Sacramento, California, and graduated from CSU, Sacramento. He has written many religious and philosophical novels such as And With All Your Mind (2010); Three Perspectives: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim (2009); After the New Age (2008); Three Brothers: A Novel about Change and Diversity in the Catholic Church (2007); Saved by Philosophy (2007); Josue: Prisoner at Shalem (2005); A Multicultural Christmas (2005); Utopia on the Sixth Floor (2004); Beyond Heaven and Earth (2003); Tattered Pilgrims (2001); and Work, Death & Taxes (2000). He has also written the nonfiction book Inquiries: Philosophical (2002). He welcomes E-mail from readers at: stevenhpropp@hotmail.com.