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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

Richard Bach

There was a master come unto the earth, born in the holy land of Indiana, raised in the mystical hills east of Fort Wayne ... and he smiled upon the multitudes and said pleasantly unto them, 'I quit.'

ReligionReligion · medium confidenceReligion81 signalsLlm Classifier: Religion -> ReligionKeyword Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentAward Category: National Book Award for Religion/Inspiration Paperback -> ReligionReligion & Religious MovementsEvangelicalism & Christian NationalismIntellectual History & Ideas

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for Religion/Inspiration PaperbackMajor1980FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

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    • a Reluctant Messiah40%

  2. 02 Central places

    • Indiana85%
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    • Fort Wayne60%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 46%.