The four hundred prophets who agreed with him were not his protection. They were the evidence of his danger.

How Film and Television Borrow the Faith They Refuse to Believe A lit lantern glows on the bare floorboards of a dark, empty room; shadowy figures wait in the doorway beyond. There is a particular ache that comes from watching enough television. You start to notice the shape of a thing before you can name it, the way you notice a draft in a house before you find the window it comes through. For anyone who takes the faith seriously, the draft has a familiar chill: the Christia