In the near future, scientific and social advances have cured most diseases and erased many societal ills. Cloning is commonplace, while implanted computer chips provide for the tracking of the lost and kidnapped. Parkinson's disease and other elusive ailments have been eradicated. And the new Loving Bible promises God's acceptance of everyone and anyone, regardless of what they personally believe. Weaving contemporary world events into a futuristic vision of our society, A Form of Godliness presents a chilling picture of a manmade utopia without God. The novel introduces political intrigue and social upheaval through the lives of Matthew Bridger, president of the United States; Bryson Lawe, a Secret Service agent on the president's personal detail; and Karen Foley, Lawe's girlfriend and a Christian rights activist. When a Russian oil embargo threatens U.S. petroleum reserves and a massive terrorist strike cripples a major city, our country panics and takes drastic action. Through a series of preapocalyptic events, the United States withdraws its support of Israel, leaving her enemies to attack the newly forsaken country. Amid the ensuing chaos, the characters race to uncover the truths that will secure their survival--and that of America itself.
