Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
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Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, two contemporary satire writers, outdo themselves in their joint novel Good Omens. The novel, a tongue-in-cheek depiction of Armageddon, features an unusual pair: Crowley, a demon and representative of hell, and Aziraphale, an angel and representative of heaven. Both Crowley and Aziraphale live among men to do their masters' bidding -- and in the two thousand years of meantime, they have struck up a friendship -- and have a fondness for the humans among whom they have lived for two millennia. In the course of the novel, these two work together to keep Armageddon from happening and preserve humanity, both its good and evil. Although not particularly religious, Pratchett and Gaiman's book brings up some of the same questions that the Corinthians text asks: Who is truly wise? Should we rely on signs, or trust in our faith in things not seen? Is our faith based on rules or based on love?
