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The Foundations Trial
Hardcover
Series: The Cross Examination, Book 1
Science FictionChristian FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Alfred Basta
Published: Jun 3 2026
Pages: 298
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In a near-future America where defending the Bible is a federal crime, one professor is about to put the foundations of science itself on trial.
The year is 2040. Under the strict Science Reform Act, private faith is tolerated, but defending the intellectual validity of Scripture from a public platform will cost you everything. The Office of Scientific Integrity ruthlessly enforces the law, banning any public defense of creation, the global Flood, or biblical inerrancy.
Dr. Christian Cross is a widowed philosophy professor at a small Tennessee college who refuses to compromise. When federal agents hand him a subpoena mid-lecture, Christian becomes the government's flagship test case. The prosecution's strategy is brilliant: if they can defeat him on the very foundations of human reasoning in a nationally televised trial, the Bible falls by gravity.
Faced with a high-stakes courtroom battle against a formidable federal prosecutor, Christian refuses a quiet plea deal. Backed by his fiercely sharp attorney, Aurelia Vance, he steps into the federal court to mount an audacious defense: that the scientific method itself cannot function without the philosophical foundation of a Christian worldview. The Foundations Trial is a masterfully written legal thriller rich with deep philosophical dialogue, emotional depth, and realistic courtroom drama. It forces readers to answer the ultimate primary question: How do you know anything at all?
Why Readers Will Love The Foundations Trial:
- Intelligent Apologetics: Integrates compelling presuppositional epistemology and transcendental arguments into a gripping fictional narrative.
- High-Stakes Legal Drama: A slow-burn, gavel-to-gavel courtroom battle moving from intense pre-trial motions to an unforgettable closing argument.
- Moving Character Arc: A profound look at grief, family, and steadfast conviction in the face of absolute government pressure.
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