City of God

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In his workbook, a New York City novelist captures the overflow of his thoughts—story sketches, love affairs, reflections on popular songs, movie ideas, and cosmic obsessions. He becomes a repository of contemporary ideas and historical events. His latest inspiration revolves around a mysterious incident involving a large brass cross that vanished from St. Timothy's, a dilapidated Episcopal church, only to reappear on the roof of the Synagogue for Evolutionary Judaism. The church's unconventional rector and the young rabbi are determined to uncover the motives behind this act of desecration. As the novelist befriends them, their struggles with tradition become intertwined with the mystery. He documents his interviews, insights, and drafts, while the investigation expands to include a diverse array of characters—scientists, veterans, prelates, Holocaust survivors, cabinet members, theologians, reporters, filmmakers, and crooners. This quest evolves into a search for authentic spirituality at the close of a turbulent century. Daringly straddling the sacred and the profane, and infused with the essence of New York, this inventive narrative emerges as a significant reflection of our times, capturing the essence of the twentieth century for the twenty-first.