Barnabas Thumper Rivers is a gregarious party boy trying to break free of his strict religious upbringing. After being brutally beaten by a mentally unstable man, he's left with little memory of his past and a desperate desire to remember his forgotten life. However, his father a nationally known TV evangelist is determined to prevent that from happening. Thumper is placed in the care of a doctor with an untried, radical treatment protocol designed to treat the amnesia, and in the process, change Thumper's sexual orientation from gay to straight. The Mind Set on the Flesh is a story of deception in the name of religion. But what happens when the truth comes to light?