Some books aim to ask big questions. Saving Christ by Francis T. Perry Williams goes for the biggest: what if we could change the most pivotal moment in human history? What if Jesus didn’t die on the cross?
This isn’t your typical religious fiction. It’s a bold mashup of science fiction, theology, political drama, and ethical chaos, wrapped in a storyline that feels like something between The West Wing and The Time Machine. The story kicks off with tragedy—the President of the United States loses his son and sets out on a mind-bending mission to challenge God himself. His tool? A top-secret time machine. His plan? Send a team back to the days of Christ. Not to observe. To interfere.
“She was pleased he had spent it with her. Tonight, he would have his Last Supper. Then everything would turn to pain from this moment on. She shuddered. Why? Why does he have to suffer so much? Why does it have to be the worst torture and death any human being could endure? She knew why. But that did not mean she understood it. Not really.”
— Saving Christ, Chapter Twenty-Seven, page 281
When Time Messes with Faith
Saving Christ is a high-stakes religious thriller that walks a tightrope between imagination and theology. What starts as a time-travel mission quickly spirals into a cosmic moral dilemma. The President, consumed by grief and rage, greenlights a plan that could unmake Christianity itself. He doesn’t just want answers—he wants vengeance.
Enter Jennifer Williams, a fierce FBI agent with a sharp mind, a deep background in comparative religion, and more personal baggage than she lets on. She’s chosen to lead a covert team into the past—back 2,000 years—to “observe” Jesus. But the President has other plans, and those plans involve pulling Jesus out of his own time and into ours.
The plot sounds far-fetched, but that’s the genius of it. Francis T. Perry Williams makes it feel real. The emotional weight behind every decision is clear—especially when Jennifer begins to question what’s right, what’s real, and what role faith plays when science tries to take over. You’re not just watching events unfold; you’re holding your breath, hoping history survives.
The standout? Easily the ethical cliff dive in Chapter 27. It’s where belief, power, and consequence crash together—and where the book stops being just fiction and starts poking at real, uncomfortable questions: What would we really do if we could rewrite history? And what happens to belief when you try to manufacture proof?
From Hollywood to Thought-Provoking Fiction
Francis T. Perry Williams is no stranger to storytelling. A former actor and screenwriter—Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley—he’s got the chops to build characters that stick. His first novel Pollen and the Ring of Harmony laid the groundwork for the kind of meaningful fiction he’s becoming known for.
In his own words, Williams writes because he wants people to take better care of each other and this planet. He doesn’t shy away from big themes—love, loss, belief, sacrifice—and Saving Christ is a clear reflection of that mission. He started with one-act plays and poems in grade school, took 25 years to finish his first novel, and knocked this one out in just nine months. It shows: the pacing is tight, the research is deep, and the result is powerful.
Saving Christ is a must-read for anyone who likes their fiction with a side of “what if?” This book invites you to explore belief, responsibility, and what really makes something sacred.\
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