Christ on Trial

Cliff Harward, a small-time lawyer, has a near-death experience in which Christ appears to him and hires him as defense counsel in a criminal trial brought against Christ by the devil. The charges against Jesus are blasphemy and atrocity. Through a series of twists and turns, this Easter story (written in the tradition of The Devil and Daniel Webster and A Christmas Carol) paints a contemporary portrait of Jesus that manages to be both faithful, subversive, and full of surprises.