messiah

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This essay is adapted from his new book, “Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult,” to be published by Knopf on April 14.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The third in director Denis Villeneuve's epic space trilogy will be reportedly based on the second Dune novel Dune: Messiah.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Nundu carried a framed photo of Baba Simeo Melchior -- the so-called "Black Messiah" -- who eyes the camera with his hands clasped and a large medallion around his neck.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Lumon casts Mark as its Messiah, and his work is “mysterious and important,” worthy of a massive and alarming painting in the elevator lobby on the severed floor.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

We set an empty chair for the coming of Elijah—see, Jews think the real Messiah hasn’t got here yet.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride