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Persecution of believers in Christ is already happening. Many of the details of “City on a Hill” are not Science Fiction but current events. One day soon the only refuge for the faithful may be Space. Follow the founding of the once-godly Space Empire through its degeneration in “Sojourner,”... read more
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Summary edit
Christians are facing theft of their property, corruption of their children and literally being run off the face of the Earth as the book begins. Even after the establishment of the Lunar Colony as a "City on a Hill," there asre struggles for freedom and faith. The Empire grows into colonies... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Jon Edwards: Chief technician at the Moon Colony, tall, competent, skeptical, conflicted about the issues causing strife between the miners and the company.
- John Winthrop: Father of five children, faithful husband and servant of Christ, forced to flee persecution when his children are kidnapped from his house by social services. Leads the persecuted believers to restore the sabotaged Lunar Colony to productivity.
- Mark: Pilot of a gas-collecting balloon to the outer planets. Trying to serve God and fulfill biblical responsibility in the face of government usurpation of freedom.
- Michael: Crown prince of the Space Empire. Stubborn, willful, ready to rebel against his father's rule to prevent an attack by Earth forces he thinks his father is blind to.
- Randolph: adopted brother of Michael. Earnestly seeking to serve God but conflicted about his love for Aidan, and Earth woman and the hypocrisy and corruption in the supposedly godly empire.
- Aidan Harkins: Intelligent, beautiful, rebellious, resourceful, in love with a man she hardly knows, fearful that he and his friend will destroy her world, eager to experience life in space.
- Lorelei: Brilliant, amoral, unprincipled, determined to save her dying secularist empire by a merger with the Space Empire without understanding in the least what they believe or hold important. Tries to seduce Michael to obtain an alliance and bargaining power over him.
Quotes edit
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“"Sure your ladies' aid society can get it done on time?""Outside design parameters! How do we fix your design paramerters?""They will make you sorry if you resist.""I should kill you." "How many people have you murdered?" "I have murdered no one.""Prepare to meet thy God."”
First Sentence edit
With the Earth slightly above the lunar horizon, Shuttle Three disengaged from the lunar satellite, LMC-II. Braking slightly with the main thrusters, the shuttle drifted from orbit down to the Lunar Mining Colony.
Table of Contents edit
City On a Hill
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Sojourner
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Humiliation
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Repentance
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Sanctification
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael Findley (Author)
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsChristian perspective but does deal with out-of-wedlock sex (with very negative consequences), rebellion against parents, and children in risky situations.
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Findley Family Video Publications: Educational, History, Science, biblical perspective on Culture, disestablishing Secular Humanism as America's established religion.
Movie Connections edit
- Link to YouTube Teaser and SciFi 3D movie: Sojourner Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8hndKy_GNASojourner movie part one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-pAngIkV1w (links to the rest are on the ffvp 5657 YouTube page)FFVP history and SciFi summaries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnqKrJe05V4
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