Not all the stories deal with religion, and some are experimental enough where I didn't know quite what to make of them when I read this book 25 years ago. But all are interesting, most witty, and quite a few surrealistic and satirical.

The ones that have proved memorable are "A Spy in the Domain of Arnheim" with a plot alluding to Poe and a plot reminiscent of Philip K. Dick. "Storming the Bijou, Mon Amour" is a bizarre parable in a world based on a movie theater where Cecil B. DeMille could be God. Exploring the possible meanings of "Alien Graffiti" supplies another story. ( )