Title: The Last Christian

Author: David Gregory

Summary: In the future, it’s possible to live forever—but at what cost?

A.D. 2088.

Missionary daughter Abigail Caldwell emerges from the jungle for the first time in her thirty-four years, the sole survivor of a mysterious disease that killed her village. Abby goes to America, only to discover a nation where Christianity has completely died out. A curious message from her grandfather assigns her a surprising mission: re-introduce the Christian faith in America, no matter how insurmountable the odds.

But a larger threat looms. The world’s leading artificial intelligence industrialist has perfected a technique for downloading the human brain into a silicon form. Brain transplants have begun, and with them comes the potential of eliminating physical death altogether—but at what expense?

As Abby navigates a society grown more addicted to stimulating the body than nurturing the soul, she and Creighton Daniels, a historian troubled by his father’s unexpected death, become unwitting targets of powerful men who will stop at nothing to further their nefarious goals. Hanging in the balance—the spiritual future of all humanity.

In this fast-paced thriller, startling near-future science collides with thought-provoking religious themes to create a spell-binding “what-if?” novel.

My Thoughts [Mild Spoilers]: This was a very, very good book! It jumps right into the action, and never slows down! The characters are very well-developed, and quite interesting people. The premise, of a future without God in America is such a scary idea. And the thought of life being so computerized – right down to one’s brain – just a scary, scary thought! I like how Gregory handled this and brought forward some serious spiritual questions. In such a society, would we completely sever our connection with God? Would the loss of our physical brain (in exchange for a synthetic one) lead to the loss of life with God? That is such an interesting question. I’ve always thought of the mind and spirit separate from each other. So, why would the loss of the physical brain (while retaining one’s memories and everything stored in one’s brain) lead to the loss of one’s connection with God? Wouldn’t that imply that the spirit and the brain are inextricably connected? If that’s the case, then can we really call them separate entities?

But, I am getting sidetracked! That’s not the point of this novel. At least I don’t think it is. This novel was very good. I (mostly) liked how everything came together. There were a few things I didn’t like, but I think it’s just because I wanted to see something else happen. I didn’t like Abby’s exit from the story, nor did I like that we don’t see what Creighton decides in regards to God. I felt like there were still one or two loose ends at the end. And that makes me wonder: Does Gregory plan to write a sequel? If so, I wouldn’t mind!

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Excerpt: You can read an excerpt from this novel HERE.

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Source: This was book was provided for review by WaterBrook Multnomah.

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