PRAISE FOR THE STORY OF GOD
âPart Kurt Vonnegut, part Douglas Adams, but letâs be honest, Matheson had me at âBased on the Bible.ââ
âDana Gould, comedian and former writer and producer for
The Simpsons
âIt isnât easy being God, as this book makes quite clear. Itâs a full-time job and any screwups can haunt you for an eternity. What
Life of Brian
did for Jesus,
The Story of God
may do for the Father ⦠or the Son, or the Holy Ghost ⦠It humanizes the poor guy, which, after all, is appropriate since he was created in the image of man.â
âLawrence M. Krauss, director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University and author of
The Physics of Star Trek
and A
Universe from Nothing
âMatheson punctures the pretensions of organized religion with unremitting hilarity.â
âJerry Coyne, author of
Why Evolution Is True
and
Faith versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible
âHalf the people who read this book will laugh out loud, certain Chris Matheson is a twisted comic genius; the other half will laugh silently, equally certain that Chris will spend eternity writhing in hell.â
âEd Solomon, screenwriter of
Men in Black
â
The Story of God
is an original, funny, and devastating book.â
âJay Phelan, coauthor of
Mean Genes
âIf there is a God who wrote the Bible, when he reads this heâs going to wonder why his editors didnât point out all the problems in his text before publication. Brilliant and irreverent.â
âMichael Shermer, publisher of
Skeptic
magazine, monthly columnist for
Scientific American
, author of
The Moral Arc
âAt times the story Matheson tells of God is not just funny, but laugh out loud funny. Itâs thought provoking too. I loved it!â
âJohn W. Loftus, author of
Why I Became an Atheist
and
The Outsider Test for Faith
âGod has never been this damned funny in this pseudo-sacred, sacrilegious piece of silliness. In his debut comic novel, Chris Matheson, screenwriter for the Bill & Ted flicks, grabs a seat at the theater of the absurd for an on-the-scene report about The Story of God. With the Bible as script, Matheson perceives a ready-made fantasy plot, ripe with conflict driven by a divine protagonistâ¦. Literalists will cry blasphemy. Thoughtful theists will find more profitable afternoon reading.â
âGary Presley,
Foreword Reviews
âTo say Chris Mathesonâs
The Story of God
is irreverent would be misleading: irreverent does not begin to cover it. Matheson sets out to be just about as offensive with this treatment of the god of the Bible as is humanly or divinely possible. Whether or not this book proves to be your cup of tea, you have to admire his commitment, not to mention his lack of regard for errant lightning bolts once word of his little book reaches the Almighty.â
âDavid Nilsen,
Fourth & Sycamore
âThis is the version of the bible Gutenberg should have printed. Only difference is, itâs much more fun. Hilarious. Irreverent. Timeless.â
âPeter Boghossian, author of
A Manual for Creating Atheists
âMathesonâs hilarious romp through the Bible reveals the book for what it isâan Iron Age myth. He also reveals the disdain this myth has for womenâthey are unclean, portrayed as whores, with daughters sacrificed to God while sons are spared. Why any woman believes in this today is a mystery to me.â
âKaren L. Garst, PhD, editor of
Women Beyond Belief
and blogger at www.faithlessfeminist.com
Pitchstone Publishing
Durham, North Carolina
www.pitchstonepublishing.com
The Story of God
© 2015 by Chris Matheson
Satanâs Story
© 2016 by Chris Matheson
All rights reserved
ISBN 978-1-939578-27-3 (mobi)
ISBN 978-1-939578-28-0 (epub)
ISBN 978-1-939578-29-7 (epdf)
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the
âPart Kurt Vonnegut, part Douglas Adams, but letâs be honest, Matheson had me at âBased on the Bible.ââ
âDana Gould, comedian and former writer and producer for
The Simpsons
âIt isnât easy being God, as this book makes quite clear. Itâs a full-time job and any screwups can haunt you for an eternity. What
Life of Brian
did for Jesus,
The Story of God
may do for the Father ⦠or the Son, or the Holy Ghost ⦠It humanizes the poor guy, which, after all, is appropriate since he was created in the image of man.â
âLawrence M. Krauss, director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University and author of
The Physics of Star Trek
and A
Universe from Nothing
âMatheson punctures the pretensions of organized religion with unremitting hilarity.â
âJerry Coyne, author of
Why Evolution Is True
and
Faith versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible
âHalf the people who read this book will laugh out loud, certain Chris Matheson is a twisted comic genius; the other half will laugh silently, equally certain that Chris will spend eternity writhing in hell.â
âEd Solomon, screenwriter of
Men in Black
â
The Story of God
is an original, funny, and devastating book.â
âJay Phelan, coauthor of
Mean Genes
âIf there is a God who wrote the Bible, when he reads this heâs going to wonder why his editors didnât point out all the problems in his text before publication. Brilliant and irreverent.â
âMichael Shermer, publisher of
Skeptic
magazine, monthly columnist for
Scientific American
, author of
The Moral Arc
âAt times the story Matheson tells of God is not just funny, but laugh out loud funny. Itâs thought provoking too. I loved it!â
âJohn W. Loftus, author of
Why I Became an Atheist
and
The Outsider Test for Faith
âGod has never been this damned funny in this pseudo-sacred, sacrilegious piece of silliness. In his debut comic novel, Chris Matheson, screenwriter for the Bill & Ted flicks, grabs a seat at the theater of the absurd for an on-the-scene report about The Story of God. With the Bible as script, Matheson perceives a ready-made fantasy plot, ripe with conflict driven by a divine protagonistâ¦. Literalists will cry blasphemy. Thoughtful theists will find more profitable afternoon reading.â
âGary Presley,
Foreword Reviews
âTo say Chris Mathesonâs
The Story of God
is irreverent would be misleading: irreverent does not begin to cover it. Matheson sets out to be just about as offensive with this treatment of the god of the Bible as is humanly or divinely possible. Whether or not this book proves to be your cup of tea, you have to admire his commitment, not to mention his lack of regard for errant lightning bolts once word of his little book reaches the Almighty.â
âDavid Nilsen,
Fourth & Sycamore
âThis is the version of the bible Gutenberg should have printed. Only difference is, itâs much more fun. Hilarious. Irreverent. Timeless.â
âPeter Boghossian, author of
A Manual for Creating Atheists
âMathesonâs hilarious romp through the Bible reveals the book for what it isâan Iron Age myth. He also reveals the disdain this myth has for womenâthey are unclean, portrayed as whores, with daughters sacrificed to God while sons are spared. Why any woman believes in this today is a mystery to me.â
âKaren L. Garst, PhD, editor of
Women Beyond Belief
and blogger at www.faithlessfeminist.com
Pitchstone Publishing
Durham, North Carolina
www.pitchstonepublishing.com
The Story of God
© 2015 by Chris Matheson
Satanâs Story
© 2016 by Chris Matheson
All rights reserved
ISBN 978-1-939578-27-3 (mobi)
ISBN 978-1-939578-28-0 (epub)
ISBN 978-1-939578-29-7 (epdf)
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the
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