Reviews for Saving Erasmus: The Tale of a Reluctant Prophet

The average rating for Saving Erasmus: The Tale of a Reluctant Prophet based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-11-11 00:00:00 Craig Wire What a little gem. A little philsophy, a little religion......a little humor all rolled into one. A young seminarian grad. meets the angel of death in a laudromat and the action starts from there. Andrew Benoit is the young pastor, who's given the job of saving a town called Erasmus from destruction........he has a week to do it.....and the problems and the people he meets create a humorous modern day Jonah tale.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-04-24 00:00:00 William Ayala Fantastic novel! Reading works written by personal friends is a bit scary sometimes - what do I say to them if I hate it? Do I just never bring it up? But, in this case, I really enjoyed every bit of this story/fable/work of Steve's imagination. Andrew is fresh from seminary and idealistic. He has the opportunity to take the best placement at a polished and successful congregation on the easy coast (think ocean view gated community). Instead, with some nudging from a trusted professor, his own inner voice and some plagues from God, he chooses to go to Erasmus, a nondescript mid-western community known for - well - nothing. Along the way, he encounters death who has a message from him, evil, and a band of comic misfits. His journey becomes one of inner-contemplation as he combats a theology of wealth and power with a message of hope and an invitation into caring community based on the good news of the gospel, a community that he needs just as much as the people he is ministering to.