Stephen W ShanleyThis is the first novel written by Dr. Stephen Shanley, a retired Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Shanley is married with two children and four grandchildren. He is a lifelong, church-going Episcopalian. As a psychologist, he has witnessed some of the bes and worst of humanity. Dr. Shanley wants to thank family members, friends, editors, publishers, reviewers, and all who read the novel with an open mind. There is a mounting cost to blind adherence to religious dogma; all the good that Jesus did and preached in his lifetime is slowly being eroded by the beastliness that lurks in all of us. That beast is being fed, encouraged, and "weaponized" by those more interested in earthly power than heavenly reward, however defined. The battle for the good/God requires all our heart and soul, and I thank you for your efforts. Read More Read Less