During the 1970s Adam Heath was hated by thousands in America\'s Bible Belt.
At the same time, it carefully documents the main character\'s slow renunciation of his tenuous faith while embracing the rational philosophy of free-thinKing Humanism..
The novel beautifully weaves the hard-scrabble world of Nashville songwriting with the sleazy underbelly of regional Southern wrestling.
While the book examines the dark and superstitious impulses of religious bigotry, it also shines a spotlight on the seeds of white nationalism planted decades ago, now blossoming in today\'s poisonous political atmosphere.
They plan a spectacular and deadly event designed to trigger a national cleansing as well as jump-start America\'s return to a God-fearing white nation.
Soon the KKK, a group cloaked in a virulent strain of Christian fundamentalism, viewed his popularity as an existential threat to Southern culture.
His sacrilegious ring antics encouraged by a publicity hungry promoter infuriated fans throughout the Midsouth.
As a struggling Nashville songwriter turned professional \'wrassler\', Adam adopted the ring persona of THE HEATHEN.
During the 1970s Adam Heath was hated by thousands in America\'s Bible Belt
