![]() ![]() ![]() They went viral in the pre-internet era, selling millions of copies and spreading through word of mouth across churches all over America. Though they flew under the mainstream radar, especially relative to the bestselling Left Behind series that followed them a few years later, Peretti’s novels were formative and fundamental in a way the Left Behind books never were. ![]() Although not household names to many, these are very likely two of the most culturally influential novels in recent history. It’s also the literal plot of two novels by Christian fantasy author Frank Peretti, This Present Darkness (1986) and its sequel Piercing the Darkness (1989). That rhetoric might sound like sheer fantasy, but it’s increasingly becoming the dominant worldview of many right-wing US conservatives, especially white evangelicals. ![]() All the while, the teachers are backed by a larger, high-powered conspiracy to control the government, the educational system, and the national media - all in the name of evil leftists battling the ongoing culture war. A sinister schoolteacher steadily grooms kids in their care to accept liberal indoctrination, ultimately leading to the takeover of young minds by shadowy forces. ![]()
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