Adams is on a mission — he wants people to pause and think about their concept of God. At its core, this book is dealing with hard-hitting questions. Ideas like: How can ‘men of God’ with opposing viewpoints be listening to the same higher power. Is it possible that the concept of God is completely misunderstood — or even manipulated — by world leadership?
The book is a tool to stimulate the dialogue.
The Religion War is a fast-paced story that pits the Christian Alliance against a Muslim terrorist complete with a messiah figure — the Avatar. Like Adams, the Avatar is also on a mission. His goal is to prevent the impending doom that is about to be unleashed. Like a messiah, the Avatar tries to work his magic and intervene to save humanity. He even coordinates a meeting between the two sworn enemies, General Horatio Cruz and Al-Zee. The meeting ends in disaster, forcing the Avatar to rely on a restaurant owner and a computer programmer to halt the War.
In a somewhat unexpected twist to the story, though the Avatar fails. But, it is in his failure that a new solution is born. The solution is the brainchild of the programmer and the restaurateur — a solution, that a least for a time, saves humanity.
The most intriguing part of the book for me are the eight question posed after the story ends, including:
If you suspected you were deluded, how could you find out for sure?
Bottom Line: Quick, interesting and thought-provoking read.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Charlie R. Claywell 