The Cross Examination: The Trial of Professor Christian Cross

When Professor Christian Cross answers a student’s simple question — “Do you believe Genesis?” — with the truth, he never imagines it will land him before an international tribunal at The Hague. Charged under the sweeping Scientific Integrity and Anti-Misinformation Act for teaching a “demonstrably false origin narrative,” Cross must defend not only his career, but his conscience — and the deathbed promise he made to his dying wife. Armed with a brilliant Orthodox Jewish attorney, a team of maverick scientists, and the surprising contents of a 19th-century codex, Cross takes the witness stand in the trial of the century, where the evidence for creation, the integrity of Genesis, and the very freedom of thought are all on the line. The Cross Examination is a gripping legal thriller that wea