Gospel Thrillers: Conspiracy, Fiction, and the Vulnerable BibleMain MenuBehind the Gospel Thrillers: "Discovering" the BibleHistorical and social context for themes in the novelsBeyond the Novels: Gospel Thrills and U.S. CultureCultural spaces outside the novels in which the impulses of gospel thrillers are foundExtras: Reviews, interviews, and other mediaAndrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
Inside the Gospel Thrillers
12018-03-27T18:46:03-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28124589An exploration of the contents of the novels and their genreplain2023-03-14T08:46:20-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28The novels I call "gospel thrillers" span several decades and come from diverse publication contexts. Some are best-sellers, others are obscure and forgotten; some are part of series franchises, others are stand-alone novels; some are hard-boiled noir thrillers, others border on the supernatural. I have collected about thirty of them (as of 2020), and in this section of the site I provide detail on what I think constitutes this genre (including what I've excluded from my study) and capsule descriptions of the contents of the novels, focusing on their authors, their main characters, and the "lost gospel" at the heart of their narratives.
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12018-03-27T18:05:34-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28What are "Gospel Thrillers"?13Defining the genreplain2022-06-06T06:47:28-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
1media/Judas-Gospel-close-up.jpg2018-03-26T14:35:50-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28Gospel Thrillers: The library46Your starting point to examine each novelplain3388232022-07-14T12:21:49-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
12018-03-28T16:12:24-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28Left Behind: Evangelical Gospel Thrillers21plain2024-02-14T14:26:36-08:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28