Evangellyfish: A Novel

Written by Douglas Wilson

Narrated by Douglas Wilson

Evangellyfish is a ruthless, grimly amused, and above all honest look at one of the darkest corners in the western world. Douglas Wilson, a pastor of more than thirty years, paints a vivid and painful picture of evangelical boomchurch leadership. . . in bed.
Chad Lester's kingdom is found in the Midwest. His voice crawls over the airwaves, his books are read by millions (before he reads them), and thousands ride the escalators into the sanctuary every Sunday. And Saturday. And Wednesday, too. He is the head pastor of Camel Creek -- a CEO of Soul. And souls come cheap, so he has no overhead.

When Lester is (falsely) accused of molesting a young male counselee, his universe begins to crumble. He is a sexual predator, yes. But strictly straight (and deeply offended that anyone would suggest otherwise). Detectives, reporters, assistant pastors, and old lovers and pay-offs all come out to play.

John Mitchell is also a pastor, but he has no kingdom to speak of -- only smalltime choir feuds. He is thrilled at the great man's fall, but his joy quickly fades when the imploding Lester calls him -- and a lover or two -- for help. How low can grace go? Whores, thieves, and junkies, sure. But pastors?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Canon Press
• Release date: May 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664993242

Douglas Wilson

Douglas Wilson is a senior fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College. Wilson isthe author of numerous books on education, theology, and culture, including: The Case for Classical Christian Education , Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning , Mother Kirk , and Angels in the Architecture , as well as biographies on both Anne Bradstreet and John Knox.

Reviews for Evangellyfish

[Jonathan Kyser · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

You wouldn't think pastors would write novels like this. But one did.

[Natasja Barnard · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolute worthwhile to listen to!
Douglas really puts his finger on modern day concepts and the reality of Christians playing church in his unique storytelling way. All this done winsomely and with good humor.
Enjoyed it very much!

[Daniel · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

There wasn't really much of a point to this book. I kept thinking it was going somewhere, but it never did.

[Peter Martin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was witty entertaining and true to life. The author really knows how to encourage one’s imagination. i loved the run on sentences that dripped with wit and sarcasm only Doug Wilson is capable of. This is a good example of the audio book being as good as the ebook.

[TroySing · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Solid. Slow start but the writing is well done. Impossible not to laugh through. Maybe slightly heavy on the levity but not overdone. Ha!