Money and the Cross is a timely dystopian novel. The story begins during today’s political and religious polarization. Then it evolves to a near-future with one-party tyranny by right-wing religion and billionaires.
Emily Carter begins as a grad student secretly studying evangelism at a Christian university. She finds an abundance of religious patriarchy and even fringe activity, then returns to a leading secular university. She quickly becomes a leading anthropologist and shares what she has learned on podcasts and political TV shows.
Inevitably, Emily’s advocacy provokes a powerful evangelist to undermine her career. Soon, her friends, progressives, and secular universities everywhere struggle to avoid disastrous consequences as powerful enemies establish a tyranny of wealth and religion.
