A BOOK'S SUBTITLE such as The Worth and Dignity of Humanity begs illumination: A bedrock presumption of the Christian worldview is that God has given mankind-the jewel of His creation-the mission of not only understanding, but carrying forward the message of His Word.

AMONG THE FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS of evangelical Christians are 1) the need for and the solution to salvation; 2) the belief in God's creation of all life and things; and 3) the right to life of an unborn baby.

THIS SCIENCE-FICTION NOVEL is a compelling and compassionate Christian apologetic set three decades into the future. Its pages encompass a mission to Earth and to two other colonized planets with the message of the three specific beliefs listed above, plus a host of interesting characters, challenges, and wide-ranging emotions.