Andrew Benoit is a young seminary grad, headed to a parish in the town of Erasmus. Then, just one week later, the Angel of Death threatens to work fierce power in the town, and the flood-gates open on Andrew's life. What ensues is a deadly fun, deadly serious, very personal, and sometimes romantic exploration of what it means to be a prophet. Along the way, young Andrew takes forays into the history of American cinema, the lives of medieval saints, the Apocalypse, and more. "Saving Erasmus" unfolds to reveal a modern Jonah, trying to save a small town and finding out that he himself is the one who needs saving.
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Andrew Benoit is a young seminary grad, headed to a parish in the town of Erasmus. Then, just one week later, the Angel of Death threatens to work fierce power in the town, and the flood-gates open on Andrew's life. What ensues is a deadly fun, deadly serious, very personal, and sometimes romantic exploration of what it means to be a prophet. Along the way, young Andrew takes forays into the history of American cinema, the lives of medieval saints, the Apocalypse, and more. "Saving Erasmus" unfolds to reveal a modern Jonah, trying to save a small town and finding out that he himself is the one who needs saving.