The Last Christian, David Gregory
The Last Christian, David Gregory
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The Last Christian

Author: David Gregory

Narrator: Lincoln Hoppe

Unabridged: 15 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/04/2010

Categories: Fiction, Religious


Synopsis

In the future, it’s possible to live forever—but at what cost?
 
A.D. 2088.
 
Christian missionary 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. A curious message from her grandfather leads Abby to America, only to discover a nation where Christianity has completely died out.
 
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.
 
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.

About The Author

DAVID GREGORY is the author of Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, A Day with a Perfect Stranger, The Next Level, and the co author of two nonfiction books. After a ten-year business career, he returned to school to study religion, sociology and communications. He holds Master's degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and the University of North Texas. He has been a frequent teacher, trainer, and conference speaker since the 1990s. A native of Texas, he now lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Ava, and their four children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam on July 12, 2010

This is a fascinating book. My wife reads voraciously and it's rare she says, "Hey, you really should read this book." I am sure glad I did. It's a page turner, so be forewarned. Anyway, plenty of reviewers have written synopses of the book. I offer instead what I think might be an ideal prologue or......more

Goodreads review by Blossom on January 15, 2013

What did I think? I was really taken in with this book. I gave it 3 stars but it's more like 3.25 perhaps. What I enjoyed about the book was the science fiction and the view of the future. I didn't think the author did particularly well with character descriptions; the emotional and mental descripti......more

Goodreads review by Kris on May 29, 2010

My synopsis: Abby Caldwell has spent her entire life living with the Inisi tribe in the jungle outside Papau, New Guinea with her missionary parents. When the tribe is shut off from the outside world to enable it to keep it's cultural integrity, Abby and her family lose contact with everything and e......more

Goodreads review by Joan on June 07, 2011

I started this book thinking I wouldn't really like it. The premise was a little "soft." But then I got into it and actually found it to be a page turner! It certainly raised a lot of questions--Christian and not--in my mind. I liked the characters, especially Abby and Creighton. They make believabl......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on June 03, 2010

It's the year 2088 and Abby is the only person to survive when a strange disease spreads. Abby goes out in search of others survivors. Her grandpa sends a word telling her to spread the word of Jesus. Little did she know, the entire human race could obtain eternal life and her grandfather was partia......more


Awards

  • Christy Award
  • INSPY Awards