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A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales about the Christ

Michael Bishop

First published 2007
Publisher Thunder's Mouth Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Justine Ives
Pages xix+411
Price $16.95
ISBN 1560259264

Gregory Frost's story appears as "Touring JesusWorld" on the contents page, and the story's title page. The word also appears in the story as "JesusWorld".

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 The Man Ray Bradbury Short Story
16 Author's Commentary (The Man) Ray Bradbury Essay
17 Early Marvels Romulus Linney Short Story
26 Author's Commentary (Early Marvels) Romulus Linney Essay
29 Miriam Nōni Tyent Short Story
34 Editor's Commentary (Miriam) Michael Bishop Essay
35 Friends in High Places Jack McDevitt Short Story
45 Author's Commentary (Friends in High Places) Jack McDevitt Essay
47 Behold the Man Michael Moorcock Novella
110 Author's Commentary (Behold the Man) Michael Moorcock Essay
113 Sequel on Skorpiós Michael Bishop Short Story
117 Author's Commentary (Sequel on Skorpiós) Michael Bishop Essay
119 Shimabara Karen Joy Fowler Short Story
130 Author's Commentary (Shimabara) Karen Joy Fowler Essay
133 The Pale, Thin God Mike Resnick Short Fiction
136 Author's Commentary (The Pale, Thin God) Mike Resnick Essay
139 The Inquisitor General Michael Bishop & Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Fiction
155 Editor's Commentary (The Inquisitor General) Michael Bishop Essay
159 The Sin of Jesus Isaac Babel Short Story
164 Editor's Commentary (The Sin of Jesus) Michael Bishop Essay
165 The Detective of Dreams Gene Wolfe Short Story
186 Author's Commentary (The Detective of Dreams) Gene Wolfe Essay
189 The Gospel According to Mark Jorge Luis Borges Short Story
195 Editor's Commentary (The Gospel According to Mark) Michael Bishop Essay
197 Ragman Walter Wangerin, Jr. Short Story
201 Editor's Commentary (Ragman) Michael Bishop Essay
203 Christus Destitutus Bud Webster Short Story
214 Author's Commentary (Christus Destitutus) Bud Webster Essay
217 Slow Dancing with Jesus Gardner Dozois & Jack Dann Short Story
222 Author's Commentary (Slow Dancing with Jesus) Gardner Dozois Essay
223 Author's Commentary (Slow Dancing with Jesus) Jack Dann Essay
225 On the Road to New Egypt Jeffrey Ford Short Story
237 Author's Commentary (On the Road to New Egypt) Jeffrey Ford Essay
239 Understanding Entropy Barry Malzberg Short Story
244 Author's Commentary (Understanding Entropy) Barry Malzberg Essay
247 Murmur's Laws Jack Slay, Jr. Short Story
260 Author's Commentary (Murmur's Laws) Jack Slay, Jr. Essay
263 The Coming of Christ the Joker George Zebrowski Short Story
286 Author's Commentary (The Coming of Christ the Joker) George Zebrowski Essay
287 Passion John M. Williams Novelette
327 Author's Commentary (Passion) John M. Williams Essay
329 Lignum Crucis Paul Di Filippo Short Story
340 Author's Commentary (Lignum Crucis) Paul Di Filippo Essay
343 Touring Jesusworld Gregory Frost Short Story
354 Author's Commentary (Touring JesusWorld) Gregory Frost Essay
355 Cross Carriers Bruce Holland Rogers Short Story
363 Author's Commentary (Cross Carriers) Bruce Holland Rogers Essay
365 A Cross of Centuries Henry Kuttner Short Story
381 Commentary (A Cross of Centuries) Frederik Pohl Essay
381 Editor's Commentary (A Cross of Centuries) Michael Bishop Essay
383 The Selfish Giant Oscar Wilde Short Story
389 Contributors (A Cross of Centuries) Michael Bishop Essay
403 Recommended Reading (A Cross of Centuries) Michael Bishop Essay
xiii Introduction: An Epistle to the Curious Michael Bishop Essay