The Pontiff and The Prophet

About the Book

The novel begins 5,000 years in the future. The world has long since been devastated by a great toxic deluge and the population has dwindled to only a few million. It is the story of a worldwide, ultra-conservative, utopian society, ruled by the Pontiff in Rome, that encounters a rising anti-utopian prophetic movement. The interwoven stories of more than a dozen major characters tells the tale of a society in convulsion as it faces the issue of change. The story takes place on a global stage. Cities are built in tiers under the earth (Levels), and are capped by gigantically massive domes. Most of the earth is wilderness. The Legend of the Wandering Jew plays a pivotal role in the story, as does, understanding the crucial function that change plays in the health of any society. The Pontiff and The Prophet is about the importance of having a dynamic history in order to propel mankind into a thriving future. Change makes history, and history is the driving force behind man’s quest for an ever more perfect civilization.

About the Author

David Mahoney lives in the small English village of Tipton St. John, in Devonshire; he spends part of his time between there and Buffalo, New York, with his son. He is the author of In The Tradition of Baruch, Melting Times, and the first volume of The Pontiff and The Prophet. He graduated from Ricker College, Emory University, and Methesco in Ohio where he received his doctorate in theology. Born in 1942 into a Boston Irish-American family, awarded the Beadeau Biblical Scholar Prize, and he served as Chief Operating Officer of the Berkshire Learning Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, before retiring.