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Father Elijah: An Apocalypse Michael D. O’Brien 597pgs

A coworker gave me this book, after first asking me “if I had a problem with the Catholic Church.” Quickly reviewing the last 24 hours in my mind and finding nothing of note I replied, “not so far today.” The book is about Father Elijah a Catholic priest (formerly Jewish holocaust survivor) who is sent to the man the Church believes could be the next Anti-Christ in order to convert him. Think “Left Behind” from a Catholic perspective, only with decent writing.

Woven into the book are a number of conversations that Elijah has with other characters concerning the existence of evil in the world, God’s character, and salvation that are powerful and uplifting. These sections of the book are good enough to forgive some of the more typical plot devices. This is the best “Christian fiction” book I’ve read.

Link to Book - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0898706904/qid=1129206652/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-8692782-3336902?v=glance&s=books