Format: DRM Protected ePub Vendor: Howard Books Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781439177099 ISBN-13: 9781439177099 Availability: In Stock
Publisher's Description
From award-winning author Bill Myers comes a suspense novel featuring a philosophy professor who programs himself into a computer-generated world in order to save society from a computer virus—and its own immorality.
"Full of heart, suspense, and intelligence, The God Hater engagingly illustrates the futility of man-made beliefs as well as the world’s desperate need for a God who offers hope, guidance, and help."
" The God Hater is more than just a great read."
A cranky philosophy professor loves to shred the faith of incoming freshmen. He is chosen by a group of scientists to create a philosophy for a computer-generated world exactly like ours. Much to his frustration, every model he introduces—from Darwinism, to Existentialism, to Relativism, to Buddhism—fails. The only way to preserve his cyber world is to introduce laws from outside their system through a Law Giver.
Going against everything he believes in, the professor realizes that the only way to save the computer world is to create a character like himself to personally explain the rules that govern their society. So now there are two of him—the one in real life and the one online. Unfortunately, a rival has released a virus into the virtual community and the professor realizes he must sacrifice himself to save their computer world, and, as he finally understands, our own.
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Author Bio
Bill Myers holds a degree in Theater Arts from the University of Washington and an honorary doctorate from the Theological Institute of Nimes, France, where he taught. As author/screenwriter/director his work has won over 50 national and international awards, including the C.S. Lewis Honor Award. His DVDs and books have sold 8 million copies. His children’s DVD and book series, McGee and Me, has sold 4.5 million copies, has won 40 Gold and Platinum awards, and has been aired on ABC as well as in 80 countries. His My Life As… series has sold 2.1 million copies. He has written, directed, and done voice work for Focus on the Family’s Adventures in Odyssey radio series and is the voice of Jesus in Zondervan’s NIV Audio Bible. As an author, nearly all of his children's series have made the bestseller list, as well as 7 of his adult novels. He has been interviewed for Good Morning America and ABC Nightly News. Several of his novels are currently under option for motion pictures, including Blood of Heaven, Threshold, Eli, Fire of Heaven, When the Last Leaf Falls, and Forbidden Doors. The motion picture, The Wager, starring Randy Travis and based on Myers’s novel by the same name, was released in 2009.
ChristianBookPreviews.com
In The God Hater by Bill Myers, Nicholas Mackenzie gets a chance to find out what a person would do if he could become God.
With his computer-wiz younger brother, Travis, Mackenzie creates a digital world exactly like our own. Travis and his fellow computer geeks fill the man-made world with real, thinking and computer-generated humans. To Travis, the digital world is a moneymaker, allowing international companies to predict how products will sell to the public. To Mackenzie, the digital world is a chance to prove his atheistic theories. A philosophy professor, Mackenzie programs the digital world with nearly every atheistic worldview. But no matter the worldview, the digital humans destroy their homes and kill each other. Mackenzie reluctantly realizes, as crazy as it seems to him, he must interact with the digital humans to save them from destruction. Against everything he believes in, the cynic professor finds himself a virtual savior.
Internationally best-selling author, Bill Myers has a track record of success. Author of more than 60 books, Myers continues to challenge beliefs and explore mysteries through fiction. Myers brilliantly correlates theology, adventure, science and the complexity of human relationships into one compact adventure.
Targeted to young adult and above, The God Hater is fast paced, stimulating, and God-honoring as it bears out the truth that only the fool says in his heart there is no God. I highly recommend the novel to readers who enjoy intellectually fast-paced plots. Complete with car chases, gunfights and near death situations, The God Hater grabs the reader and doesnt let go. The God Hater is one novel every story-lover will want to read. Estee Wells, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com
Editorial Reviews
"When one of the most creative minds I know gets the best idea he’s ever had and turns it into a novel, it’s fasten-your-seat-belt time. This one will be talked about for a long time."
"A most fascinating story! Full of heart, suspense and intelligence, The God Hater engagingly illustrates the futility of man-made beliefs, as well as the world’s desperate need for a God who offers hope, guidance, and help."
"Bill has written another heartwrenching, mind-gripping novel that delivers on so many levels. Like the Gospel, The God Hater is more than just a great read. I highly recommend it!"
"An original masterpiece. The God Hater re-opens our eyes to God's absolute justice and His unfathomable love."
"If you enjoy white-knuckle, page-turning suspense, with a brilliant blend of cutting-edge apologetics, The God Hater will grab you for a long, long time."
"I've never seen a more powerful and timely illustration of the incarnation. Bill Myers has a way of making the Gospel accessible and relevant to readers of all ages. I highly recommend this book."
"Once again, Myers takes us into imaginative and intriguing depths, making us feel, think, and ponder all at the same time. Relevant and entertaining, The God Hater is not to be missed."
"A brilliant novel that feeds the mind and heart, The God Hater belongs at the top of your reading list."
"The God Hater is a rare combination of Christian fiction that is both entertaining and spiritually provocative. It has the ability to challenge your mind, as well as move your heart. It has a message of deep spiritual significance that is highly relevant for these times."
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