Obdam, Aug. 28, 2024 – Soon ‘The Last Christian’ by Alexander von Schmid will be published by Phoenix Books.
A special book with a philosophical depth as well as a message.
No, not the message of Jesus, as you might think by seeing the cover, but a message about solving … the climate crisis.
Indeed, author Alexander von Schmid is convinced that the climate crisis can only be solved by replacing the current happiness paradigm of comfort and experience with a new happiness paradigm, so-called nation-bound eco-humanism.
The message of his novel is that Christianity is a stand in the way of this new paradigm of happiness, and thus of solving the climate crisis.
Von Schmid has ingeniously wrapped his message in a captivating story, better said a rock-solid thriller, about Archbishop Mario Rodriguez of Seville, a devout believer in the Roman Catholic Church, who is confronted with a shocking manuscript from Joseph of Arimathea.
In this document, Joseph, the man the gospels say buried Jesus, explains what really happened after the crucifixion.
Will Mario dare accept the truth that his faith rests on a lie, and will he dare publicly admit his loss of faith?
Joseph of Arimathea, a Jewish businessman from Antioch (1st century AD) reveals in his manuscript how the Christian bishop Ignatius of Antioch falsely accused the Jews of murdering Jesus, leading to violent persecutions of Jews.
Joseph hopes to use the truth to expose the Christian religion and stop the hatred against his people.
The interwoven storylines of Joseph and Mario lead to a surprising and tragic denouement.
Alexander von Schmids delivers with his “The Last Christian” a particularly cleverly written, integrated combination of a thriller, a love story, a historical reconstruction and a philosophical search for truth.
