A Farewell to Mars (by Brian Zahnd)

I did not think I had heard of Brian Zahnd, until I realised that I had - a few years ago - read his book 'Unconditional' on my Kindle.  In addition, I am not generally very keen on political books. But ‘A Farewell to Mars’ was in our Christian bookcase, probably acquired by my husband. I picked it up in an idle moment, read the blurb on the back and thought it looked like an interesting read.

The author is an American pastor, and starts the book by confessing what he considers his worst...