Un Jesus postmoderne offers a thorough discussion of some forty contemporary French novels depicting the life of Jesus within the framework of today's debate on fundamentalism and secularism. Focusing on the interplay of narrative viewpoints and (anti)theological perspectives, this study scrutinizes the postmodern representation of Jesus for readers who belong to a time marked by incredulity towards meta-narratives. Drawing on Marcel Gauchet and Julia Kristeva, as well as Rene Girard's 'scapegoat theory', among many others, this study examines Jesus as a 'problematic hero' and a...