The Reluctant Apostate

Imagine a violent, global apocalypse in which billions die as the planet is cleansed of all who are deemed wicked. Then, once the dust has settled on the unfathomable death and destruction, envision a paradise earth slowly rising from the ashes--a new world filled with exotic animals and happy, peaceful people. Humanity basks in a utopia in which nobody ever dies. Dead loved ones are resurrected. Suffering becomes a thing of the past. As fanciful as this future vision may seem, it encapsulate...