False Gods

Until he is sixteen years old, illegitimate Dan Armond heeds his mother’s teaching regarding honesty and truth. When she dies Dan is adopted by Rev. Joel Criswell, a minister who takes advantage of his position to acquire wealth and power. Haunted by his poverty-stricken past, Dan is tempted and succumbs to a quest for power himself. Consequently, he becomes a charming but corrupt TV evangelist who mercilessly exploits his family and friends to satisfy his insatiable greed and need to be worshiped. Eventually, though, sexual indiscretions and other unpredictable circumstances intensify conflict in Rev. Dan Criswell’s life to the point of being insurmountable.